How to Install SIPCAPTURE Homer on macOS

SIPCAPTURE Homer is a monitoring, troubleshooting, and debugging tool for VoIP networks. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to install SIPCAPTURE Homer on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before installing SIPCAPTURE Homer, make sure you have the following:

• A macOS device running version 10.10 or higher
• A web browser (Google Chrome, Safari, or Mozilla Firefox recommended)
• Administrator access

Installation

Follow these steps to install SIPCAPTURE Homer:

1. Open the Terminal app. You can find it in the Utilities folder under Applications.

2. Install Homebrew package manager by running this command:

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

   This will prompt you to enter your macOS password. Enter it and press Enter.

3. After installing Homebrew, run the following command to install dependencies:

   brew install redis elasticsearch nginx

4. Next, download SIPCAPTURE Homer by running this command:

   curl -L http://homer.sipcapture.org/install.sh | bash

   This will download and install SIPCAPTURE Homer on your macOS device.

5. Navigate to /usr/src/homer directory and start the Homer server by running:

   ./configure
make
make install
make config

6. Now you need to configure the Nginx web server to serve Homer. Open the Nginx configuration file /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf in a text editor:

   nano /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf

7. In the Nginx configuration file, find the server { } section and replace it with:

   server {
    listen       80;
    server_name  localhost;
    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:80/homerapi/;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    }
   }
   

   Save and close the file.

8. Start the Nginx server by running:

   sudo nginx

9. Finally, start the Homer server by running:

   /usr/local/homer/bin/homer.sh start

Afterwards, you should be able to access SIPCAPTURE Homer by opening your web browser and typing http://localhost in the address bar.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed SIPCAPTURE Homer on your macOS device.

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