Flexisip is a SIP proxy server from the Linphone Project. It is used for managing SIP communications and is widely used by VoIP service providers. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Flexisip on macOS.
Before you start the installation of Flexisip on your macOS operating system, you must complete the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install the required dependencies that are necessary to run Flexisip on your macOS system. Open the Terminal application and run the following command:
$ brew install libxml2 libmicrohttpd libevent libcurl libyaml libldns libidn2 libintl libgcrypt libgpg-error libbctoolbox otool
This command will install all the necessary dependencies that are required to run Flexisip.
Once all the dependencies are installed, it is time to install Flexisip on your system. Run the following command in the Terminal application:
$ brew tap linphone/flexisip
$ brew install flexisip
This command will install the Flexisip package onto your macOS system.
After installing Flexisip, it is time to configure it. You will find the configuration files of Flexisip at the following location:
/usr/local/etc/flexisip/flexisip.conf
You can edit this configuration file by opening it in a text editor and making the necessary changes.
Once you have finished configuring Flexisip, it is time to run it. Run the following command in the Terminal application:
$ sudo -u _flexisip flexisip --config /usr/local/etc/flexisip/flexisip.conf
This command will start Flexisip.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Flexisip on your macOS system. You can now start using it to manage your SIP communications.
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