I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server
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Helping @wirestyle22 out here.
This thread is to discuss how to start from scratch to get a FreePBX system up and running and phones works (both soft and hard phones).
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Well, I was going to suggest getting an account on Vultr because they allow you to upload your own ISO and build VMs, but according to @scottalanmiller Vultr's network has issues with PBXs, so that's not really an option.
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@Dashrender said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
Well, I was going to suggest getting an account on Vultr because they allow you to upload your own ISO and build VMs, but according to @scottalanmiller Vultr's network has issues with PBXs, so that's not really an option.
Yeah I saw that. I'm sure @JaredBusch will chime in here at some point. He has a lot of experience.
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This leaves two options, maybe three depending on how you look at it.
- self host an install of FreePBX - either on a server at home, or you buy space in some DC have equipment, etc, etc. and install FreePBX from ISO.
- Get an account on DigitalOcean (I think PBXs work from their network) and build a FreePBX from scratch - this is rather complex, doable, but not what I could call simple.
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@Dashrender said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
This leaves two options, maybe three depending on how you look at it.
- self host an install of FreePBX - either on a server at home, or you buy space in some DC have equipment, etc, etc. and install FreePBX from ISO.
- Get an account on DigitalOcean (I think PBXs work from their network) and build a FreePBX from scratch - this is rather complex, doable, but not what I could call simple.
Self hosting seems like the way I should go. I have a nice server at home.
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@Dashrender said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
Well, I was going to suggest getting an account on Vultr because they allow you to upload your own ISO and build VMs, but according to @scottalanmiller Vultr's network has issues with PBXs, so that's not really an option.
When did this happen? What issues are people having, and is this a new discovery on Vultr?
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@Dashrender said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
Well, I was going to suggest getting an account on Vultr because they allow you to upload your own ISO and build VMs, but according to @scottalanmiller Vultr's network has issues with PBXs, so that's not really an option.
Sadly yeah. Right now until further testing we recommend Rackspace for FreePBX.
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@scottalanmiller said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
@Dashrender said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
Well, I was going to suggest getting an account on Vultr because they allow you to upload your own ISO and build VMs, but according to @scottalanmiller Vultr's network has issues with PBXs, so that's not really an option.
Sadly yeah. Right now until further testing we recommend Rackspace for FreePBX.
Over DigitalOcean? how come?
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@fuznutz04 said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
@Dashrender said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
Well, I was going to suggest getting an account on Vultr because they allow you to upload your own ISO and build VMs, but according to @scottalanmiller Vultr's network has issues with PBXs, so that's not really an option.
When did this happen? What issues are people having, and is this a new discovery on Vultr?
New as in the last six months. We've never seen Vultr work. We have a ticket open with them.
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@Dashrender said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
@scottalanmiller said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
@Dashrender said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
Well, I was going to suggest getting an account on Vultr because they allow you to upload your own ISO and build VMs, but according to @scottalanmiller Vultr's network has issues with PBXs, so that's not really an option.
Sadly yeah. Right now until further testing we recommend Rackspace for FreePBX.
Over DigitalOcean? how come?
Testing.
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@Dashrender said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
This leaves two options, maybe three depending on how you look at it.
- self host an install of FreePBX - either on a server at home, or you buy space in some DC have equipment, etc, etc. and install FreePBX from ISO.
- Get an account on DigitalOcean (I think PBXs work from their network) and build a FreePBX from scratch - this is rather complex, doable, but not what I could call simple.
It's not hard. I might have an install script for it soon. I have one for CentOS 7 but FreePBX isn't 100% there.
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@fuznutz04 said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
@Dashrender said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
Well, I was going to suggest getting an account on Vultr because they allow you to upload your own ISO and build VMs, but according to @scottalanmiller Vultr's network has issues with PBXs, so that's not really an option.
When did this happen? What issues are people having, and is this a new discovery on Vultr?
Issue is SIP mangling. Traffic comes in but is unreliable.
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So once I build the server, what service do I need to reach the outside world + 911? How does that work with self-hosted?
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@Dashrender said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
When a mommy and daddy FreePBX server love each other very much....
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@wirestyle22 said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
So once I build the server, what service do I need to reach the outside world + 911? How does that work with self-hosted?
You'll purchase a SIP trunk from some place like VOIP.MS or any of a dozen other providers.
They will give you connection information that you put into your FreePBX.Additionally, you can purchase a DID (direct inward dial - basically a phone number) that will then route calls to your FreePBX server. You'll also put that information into the FreePBX server.
As for specific 911 setup - yeah JB or someone else will have to respond.
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@Dashrender said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
@wirestyle22 said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
So once I build the server, what service do I need to reach the outside world + 911? How does that work with self-hosted?
You'll purchase a SIP trunk from some place like VOIP.MS or any of a dozen other providers.
They will give you connection information that you put into your FreePBX.Additionally, you can purchase a DID (direct inward dial - basically a phone number) that will then route calls to your FreePBX server. You'll also put that information into the FreePBX server.
As for specific 911 setup - yeah JB or someone else will have to respond.
So I'm understanding this correctly, my server is connecting to the SIP Trunk.
The SIP Trunk is modulating the signal for me to provide phone services.
Is this correct?How much does this run? I bet there is an additional fee for 911 services.
EDIT: Wow. Super cheap.
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@wirestyle22 said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
@Dashrender said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
@wirestyle22 said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
So once I build the server, what service do I need to reach the outside world + 911? How does that work with self-hosted?
You'll purchase a SIP trunk from some place like VOIP.MS or any of a dozen other providers.
They will give you connection information that you put into your FreePBX.Additionally, you can purchase a DID (direct inward dial - basically a phone number) that will then route calls to your FreePBX server. You'll also put that information into the FreePBX server.
As for specific 911 setup - yeah JB or someone else will have to respond.
So I'm understanding this correctly, my server is connecting to the SIP Trunk.
The SIP Trunk is modulating the signal for me to provide phone services.
Is this correct?How much does this run? I bet there is an additional fee for 911 services.
EDIT: Wow. Super cheap.
yeah in the continental US it's $0.01 / minute.
Insanely cheap
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@wirestyle22 said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
So once I build the server, what service do I need to reach the outside world + 911? How does that work with self-hosted?
Same as with anything. Don't think of a PBX as special. How do you get a normal phone line?
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@wirestyle22 said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
@Dashrender said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
@wirestyle22 said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
So once I build the server, what service do I need to reach the outside world + 911? How does that work with self-hosted?
You'll purchase a SIP trunk from some place like VOIP.MS or any of a dozen other providers.
They will give you connection information that you put into your FreePBX.Additionally, you can purchase a DID (direct inward dial - basically a phone number) that will then route calls to your FreePBX server. You'll also put that information into the FreePBX server.
As for specific 911 setup - yeah JB or someone else will have to respond.
So I'm understanding this correctly, my server is connecting to the SIP Trunk.
The SIP Trunk is modulating the signal for me to provide phone services.
Is this correct?How much does this run? I bet there is an additional fee for 911 services.
EDIT: Wow. Super cheap.
There is no modulation. This is TCP/IP just like a website. Don't think of VoIP as a special case. It's not.
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@scottalanmiller said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
@fuznutz04 said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
@Dashrender said in I'm a noob, how do I make a FreePBX server:
Well, I was going to suggest getting an account on Vultr because they allow you to upload your own ISO and build VMs, but according to @scottalanmiller Vultr's network has issues with PBXs, so that's not really an option.
When did this happen? What issues are people having, and is this a new discovery on Vultr?
New as in the last six months. We've never seen Vultr work. We have a ticket open with them.
Funny, since you saw it work at MangoCon (briefly because I ran out of time).
Additionally, @Bundy-Associates uses it all day every day without issue.
