FreePBX on VPS
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Correct, they are instantly provisioned and come with SysAdminPro and EndPoint Manager (commercial module) which is pretty nice, but not THAT great of a selling point. The benefit that I see so far with them is that they have the knowledge to support FreePBX if needed. Contrasted to other VPS providers that will only support the VPS, FreePBXHosting will help to solve problems with FreePBX and Asterisk.
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Is there value in their support? I'm pretty sure you can hire the FreePBX guys to work on any install anywhere.
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I actually do Managed PBX hosting as fyi. Not sure if I can promote it or provide web URL
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@ntoxicator said:
I actually do Managed PBX hosting as fyi. Not sure if I can promote it or provide web URL
yes you can.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@ntoxicator said:
I actually do Managed PBX hosting as fyi. Not sure if I can promote it or provide web URL
yes you can.
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@Dashrender said:
Is there value in their support? I'm pretty sure you can hire the FreePBX guys to work on any install anywhere.
There is value with their support from what I've seen so far. They seem to be on top of their game with FreePBX issues. It's a factor in choosing a long term hosting provider, but certainly not the main factor that we're looking at. The good news with FreePBX is that the support community is huge.
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Hey Everyone! Found my way here via Spiceworks.
I'm playing around with freepbx and would like to host it on Linode or Digital ocean.Do you guys have any recomendations for security? what traffic do you allow and block?
Thx in advance!
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@elegast said:
I'm playing around with freepbx and would like to host it on Linode or Digital ocean.
This is much easier to do on Vultr because they allow the use of custom ISO. Without Custom ISO support your have to install from source.
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@elegast said:
Do you guys have any recommendations for security? what traffic do you allow and block?
I block everything that isn't needed
FreePBX includes a very good firewall built in
From the FreePBX Wiki: FreePBX Firewall is a tightly integrated, low level firewall, that removes the complexity of configuring a firewall on your VoIP server.
This project was started due to the lack of a common, comprehensive, firewall, in the VoIP server community. Various attempts had been made previously, but they all suffered from a lack of understanding of the challenges involved, or a lack of flexibility which caused most users to disable IPtables on the PBX.
FreePBX Firewall was designed and written by security professionals, with a thorough understanding of the issues and limitations of trying to secure a VoIP service but still leave it open enough to keep users from disabling the Firewall.
Its aim is to provide a simple way to secure the 'average' VoIP server installation, the 95%. In more complex setups, it is always wise to discuss your security requirements with someone with experience in this arena. -
@aaronstuder said:
FreePBX includes a very good firewall built in
Agreed. The new responsive firewall in FreeBPX 13 is amazing for VoIP communications. It 's ability to intelligently allow and block traffic (especially SIP traffic) is a huge leap forward.
Now that we're on the subject again...What is everyone's method for provisioning phones remotely? In this case, all phones would be remote since the PBX is on a VPS.
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@aaronstuder said:
@elegast said:
I'm playing around with freepbx and would like to host it on Linode or Digital ocean.
This is much easier to do on Vultr because they allow the use of custom ISO. Without Custom ISO support your have to install from source.
Not source... but from compiled code. Still a huge pain in the ass though - I've done it twice now.. and still takes me forever.
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@Dashrender said:
Not source... but from compiled code. Still a huge pain in the ass though - I've done it twice now.. and still takes me forever.
Thanks! Could it be scripted?
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@fuznutz04 said:
What is everyone's method for provisioning phones remotely?
Do you have access to the phones before they are deployed? Do you have access to the network the phones will be on?
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@aaronstuder said:
@fuznutz04 said:
What is everyone's method for provisioning phones remotely?
Do you have access to the phones before they are deployed? Do you have access to the network the phones will be on?
Yes, I would have access to phones before deployment, but not access to the destination network.
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@fuznutz04 said:
Yes, I would have access to phones before deployment, but not access to the destination network.
Then pre-configure them - make sure you use a DNS name, not a IP address in case you want to move the server, etc.
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@aaronstuder
Correct, that's the plan. However, when the phones check for configuration/provisioning periodically, while remote, what method do you use to secure the communication? You can use http, ftp, etc, but this is inherently not secure. This could be secured through firewall rules on the PBX, but this becomes difficult when dealing with people who travel with their phones.
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@fuznutz04 said:
Correct, that's the plan. However, when the phones check for configuration/provisioning periodically, while remote, what method do you use to secure the communication? You can use http, ftp, etc, but this is inherently not secure. This could be secured through firewall rules on the PBX, but this becomes difficult when dealing with people who travel with their phones.
Most phones have OpenVPN built-in, that's a good option
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@fuznutz04 What phones are you using?
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I think you are trying to make it too complicated. All you need to work on the phone is the IP address of the phone (where ever it happens to be) and remote connection to a machine on that network (assuming that would be your employees laptop etc). Then you can reconfigure the phone easily. Even a basic user can hit the ok button a phone and get the IP address and read if off to you.
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@Minion-Queen Then how to you connect the phone to the PBX securely? Most phones support HTTP, FTP and TFTP - none of which are secure. Also, you login and make manual changes every time you want to make a simple change on a phone? Sounds painful, and even more painful if you have more then a handful of phones....
