This tutorial will guide you on how to install Flexisip on your latest POP! OS. Flexisip is a SIP server software that is designed to handle voice and video communication in Linphone platform. It is an open-source project that was created by Belledonne Communications.
Before we start, please make sure that you have an active internet connection and access to administrative privileges.
Before installing Flexisip, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following command in your terminal.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential cmake libglib2.0-dev libssl-dev libxml2-dev libmysqlclient-dev libzmq5-dev
Next, we'll download the latest version of Flexisip from its official website. Run the following command in your terminal.
wget https://www.linphone.org/releases/flexisip/flexisip-2.1.0/flexisip-2.1.0.tar.gz
Now that we have downloaded Flexisip, we'll extract its contents. Run the following command in your terminal.
tar xvfz flexisip-2.1.0.tar.gz
After extracting the contents of Flexisip, navigate to the directory by running the following command.
cd flexisip-2.1.0/
Once you are in the directory, run the following command to build and install Flexisip.
cmake .
make && sudo make install
Now that we have installed Flexisip, we need to configure it. Navigate to Flexisip's configuration directory by running the following command.
cd /usr/local/etc/flexisip/
Here you'll find Flexisip's configuration files, including flexisip.conf and users.conf.
sudo nano flexisip.conf
In this file, you'll see a list of settings that we need to edit. For a basic configuration, you can simply set the realm, domain, certfile, and keyfile values to your server's domain name and SSL certificate.
[server]
realm = mydomain.com
domain = mydomain.com
listen = 0.0.0.0
certificate = /etc/ssl/mydomain.com.crt
key = /etc/ssl/mydomain.com.key
Next, edit the users.conf file to configure users for your server.
sudo nano users.conf
In this file, you can add new users, including their username, password, and authentication method.
[user]
user = alice
password = secretpassword
auth-scheme = plaintext
[user]
user = bob
password = secretpassword
auth-scheme = plaintext
Save and close the file.
Now that we have configured Flexisip, let's start it by running the following command.
sudo flexisipctl start
We can check the status of our Flexisip server by running the following command.
sudo flexisipctl status
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Flexisip on your latest POP! OS. You can now use it to handle voice and video communication in Linphone platform. If you face any issues or need further assistance, feel free to refer to the official documentation.
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