{"id":12011,"date":"2021-11-18T05:17:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T05:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=12011"},"modified":"2024-03-25T02:10:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T02:10:47","slug":"how-to-install-asterisk-on-ubuntu-20-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/ubuntu\/how-to-install-asterisk-on-ubuntu-20-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Asterisk on Ubuntu 20.04"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Introduction<\/h2>\n

Asterisk is a popular open-source that allows you to create communications applications such as VoIP gateways and conference servers. It is a useful choice for call centers, small businesses, and governments worldwide,…<\/p>\n

Based on VoIP protocol, Asterisk allows us to make TCP\/IP calls for free. It is a useful open-source. And we will guide you on how to install Asterisk on Ubuntu 20.04 as you go through it below. Hope you understand.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Update the package<\/h2>\n

Run the apt command to update:<\/p>\n

\r\n$ sudo apt update\r\n<\/pre>\n
Output:
\n<\/p>\n
Then run:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ sudo apt install wget build-essential git autoconf subversion pkg-config libtool\r\n<\/pre>\n
Output:
\n<\/p>\n
<\/a>Install DAHDI and LibPRI<\/h2>\n
Asterisk communicates with digital and analog phones by DAHDI. Asterisk communicates with ISDN connections by the LibPRI library. The installation of these 2 is required.<\/p>\n
Navigate to \/usr\/src directory and install DAHDI:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ cd \/usr\/src\/\r\n<\/pre>\n
Then run:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ sudo git clone -b next git:\/\/git.asterisk.org\/dahdi\/linux dahdi-linux\r\n<\/pre>\n
Output:
\n<\/p>\n
Then navigate to dahdi-linux and run:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ cd dahdi-linux\r\n\r\n$ sudo make\r\n\r\n$ sudo make install\r\n<\/pre>\n
Output:
\n<\/p>\n
Then run the following commands:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ cd \/usr\/src\/\r\n\r\n$ sudo git clone -b next git:\/\/git.asterisk.org\/dahdi\/tools dahdi-tools\r\n\r\n$ cd dahdi-tools\r\n\r\n$ sudo autoreconf -i\r\n\r\n$ sudo .\/configure\r\n\r\n$ sudo make install\r\n\r\n$ sudo make install-config\r\n\r\n$ sudo dahdi_genconf modules\r\n<\/pre>\n
To build LibPRI:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ cd \/usr\/src\/\r\n\r\n$ sudo git clone https:\/\/gerrit.asterisk.org\/libpri libpri\r\n\r\n$ cd libpri\r\n\r\n$ sudo make\r\n\r\n$ sudo make install\r\n<\/pre>\n
<\/a>Install Asterisk<\/h2>\n
Navigate to \/usr\/src directory and clone the Asterisk source:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ cd \/usr\/src\/\r\n\r\n$ sudo git clone -b 18 https:\/\/gerrit.asterisk.org\/asterisk asterisk-18\r\n<\/pre>\n
Output:
\n<\/p>\n
Then navigate to asterisk-18:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ cd asterisk-18\/\r\n<\/pre>\n
Download the MP3 sources:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ sudo contrib\/scripts\/get_mp3_source.sh\r\n<\/pre>\n
Output:
\n<\/p>\n
Run the install_prereq script:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ sudo contrib\/scripts\/install_prereq install\r\n<\/pre>\n
Output:
\n<\/p>\n
Type your ITU-T telephone code and press Ok.
\n<\/p>\n
Then run:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ sudo .\/configure\r\n\r\n$ sudo make menuselect\r\n<\/pre>\n
Output:
\n<\/p>\n
Select format_mp3 and Save & Exit.<\/p>\n
Start compiling:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ sudo make -j2\r\n<\/pre>\n
Output:
\n<\/p>\n
Once done, install Asterisk:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ sudo make install\r\n<\/pre>\n
Install either the generic configuration files:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ sudo make samples\r\n<\/pre>\n
Lastly, install the Asterisk init script:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ sudo make config\r\n<\/pre>\n
Updated shared libraries cache:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ sudo ldconfig\r\n<\/pre>\n
<\/a>Create Asterisk User<\/h2>\n
Create a user name asterisk:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ sudo adduser --system --group --home \/var\/lib\/asterisk --no-create-home --gecos \"Asterisk PBX\" asterisk\r\n<\/pre>\n
Output:
\n<\/p>\n
Configuring Asterisk:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ nano \/etc\/default\/asterisk\r\n<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Add asterisk to the groups:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ sudo usermod -a -G dialout,audio asterisk\r\n<\/pre>\n
Run the following commands to set permissions:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ sudo chown -R asterisk: \/var\/{lib,log,run,spool}\/asterisk \/usr\/lib\/asterisk \/etc\/asterisk\r\n\r\n$ sudo chmod -R 750 \/var\/{lib,log,run,spool}\/asterisk \/usr\/lib\/asterisk \/etc\/asterisk\r\n<\/pre>\n
<\/a>Start Asterisk<\/h2>\n
Run the following command to start the Asterisk service:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ sudo systemctl start asterisk\r\n<\/pre>\n
Check connection Asterisk:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ sudo asterisk -vvvr\r\n<\/pre>\n
Output:
\n<\/p>\n
To enable Asterisk service:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ sudo systemctl enable asterisk\r\n<\/pre>\n
<\/a>Configure Firewall<\/h2>\n
By default, SIP uses UDP port 5060:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ sudo ufw allow 5060\/udp\r\n<\/pre>\n
Then run:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ sudo ufw allow 10000:20000\/udp\r\n<\/pre>\n
Output:
\n<\/p>\n
<\/a>Conclusion<\/h2>\n
Above is the tutorial about how to install Asterisk on Ubuntu 20.04.<\/p>\n
Thanks for reading!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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