Wazo is a free and open-source communication platform that offers advanced telephony features for businesses. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Wazo on macOS.
Before we begin, you will need to make sure that your macOS system meets the following minimum requirements:
The first step is to download the Wazo installation package. Go to the Wazo website and click on the "Download" button to download the latest stable release.
Once the download is complete, open the Terminal app on your macOS system. You can find Terminal in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder.
In the Terminal, navigate to the directory where you downloaded the Wazo installation package. For example, if you downloaded the package to your Downloads folder, you can navigate to it by typing the following command:
cd ~/Downloads
Next, you will need to extract the contents of the package. To do this, run the following command in the Terminal:
tar -zxvf wazo-VERSION.tar.gz
Replace "VERSION" with the version number of the Wazo package you downloaded.
Once the package has been extracted, navigate to the newly created directory by running the following command:
cd wazo-VERSION
Again, replace "VERSION" with the version number of the Wazo package.
Before you can start the installation process, you will need to install some dependencies. Run the following command in the Terminal to install the required dependencies:
sh install_deps.sh
Once the dependencies have been installed, you can start the installation process by running the following command:
sudo sh install.sh
You will be prompted to enter your computer's administrator password. This is required to give the installation script the necessary permissions to install the software.
The installation process may take some time to complete. Once it is finished, you should see a message indicating that the installation was successful.
Once the installation is complete, you can start the Wazo services by running the following commands in the Terminal:
sudo systemctl start wazo-confd
sudo systemctl start wazo-websocketd
sudo systemctl start wazo-plugind
To access the Wazo web interface, open your web browser and navigate to the following URL:
http://localhost:9497/
You should now be able to log in to the Wazo web interface using the default credentials:
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Wazo on macOS. Once installed, you can use Wazo to manage your business's telephony needs, including call routing, voicemail, and more.
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