Routr is an open-source, lightweight and easy-to-use SIP server for VoIP communication. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Routr on nixOS Latest.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:
$ sudo nix-env -i routr
/etc/routr
with the following content:listen: ":5060"
externalIP: "your_server_public_ip"
logging:
level: debug
filename: /var/log/routr.log
format: '[%T] [%L] %M'
maxSize: 10485760 # 10 MB
auth:
type: basic
realm: routr.com
users:
- username: alice
password: alice
- username: bob
password: bob
Make sure to replace your_server_public_ip
with your server's public IP address. This configuration file defines the listening port, logging options, and basic authentication credentials.
$ sudo systemctl start routr
$ sudo systemctl status routr
You should see the following output:
● routr.service - Routr SIP Server
Loaded: loaded (/nix/store/xs0msm43yvgp581fls4s0sxn4d4vkg1k-routr-0.13.2/lib/systemd/system/routr.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Fri 2021-11-19 12:00:00 UTC; 5s ago
Main PID: 1234 (routr)
Tasks: 5 (limit: 4915)
Memory: 5.6M
CPU: 252ms
CGroup: /system.slice/routr.service
└─1234 /nix/store/xs0msm43yvgp581fls4s0sxn4d4vkg1k-routr-0.13.2/bin/routr
Nov 19 12:00:00 localhost systemd[1]: Started Routr SIP Server.
https://your_server_public_ip:4567
. You should see the login page, where you can enter the authentication credentials defined in the configuration file.Congratulations, you have successfully installed Routr on nixOS Latest!
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Routr on nixOS Latest using the nix package manager. We also created a simple configuration file and started Routr using systemd. Lastly, we accessed Routr's web interface to verify that it was running correctly.
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