How to Install OpenSIPS on OpenSUSE Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing OpenSIPS, an open source SIP proxy/server for voice, video, IP telephony and messaging communication applications, on OpenSUSE Latest.

Requirements

Installation

  1. Update your system packages:

    sudo zypper update
    
  2. Add the OpenSIPS repository to the repository list:

    sudo zypper ar https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/telephony/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/ opensips
    
  3. Import the repository GPG key:

    sudo rpm --import https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/network:telephony.key
    
  4. Install OpenSIPS using the following command:

    sudo zypper install opensips
    
  5. Verify that OpenSIPS is installed correctly by checking its version number:

    sudo opensips -v
    
  6. If you want OpenSIPS to start automatically after the system boots, execute the following command:

    sudo systemctl enable opensips
    

Configuration

OpenSIPS configuration file is located at /etc/opensips/opensips.cfg. Before starting OpenSIPS, you should edit this file to configure your SIP proxy/server.

Starting and Stopping OpenSIPS

To start OpenSIPS, execute the following command:

sudo systemctl start opensips

To stop OpenSIPS, execute the following command:

sudo systemctl stop opensips

To restart OpenSIPS, execute the following command:

sudo systemctl restart opensips

Conclusion

We hope that this tutorial helped you install OpenSIPS on OpenSUSE Latest. If you encounter any issues during the installation or configuration, please let us know in the comments section below.

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