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@JaredBusch

Any updates for OpenVPN in the GUI? I want to setup OpenVPN on my new ERX (which I love so far), but am either waiting for a GUI for it, or a clear set of instructions for CLI setup.

@scottalanmiller said:

@fuznutz04 said:

@aaronstuder said:

@fuznutz04 Vultr still working well for you?

Yes, so far so good. I still didn't assign any numbers to the PBX yet for testing, but that's on the plan for this week. Then I can check voice quality.

You can do that with just extensions. No need to hook to the PSTN to test that. Actually that's a bad test as you are testing many unknowns then, extension to extension is the best test of the PBX itself.

Valid point Scott. Speaking of hooking up to PSTN, I've been using Vitelity and have had a good experience so far. Their support seems to be good and they are very helpful in assisting to diagnose problems. In previous roles, I've used NexVortex. Would anyone like to share their experience with either of those 2 SIP providers?

@aaronstuder said:

@fuznutz04 Vultr still working well for you?

Yes, so far so good. I still didn't assign any numbers to the PBX yet for testing, but that's on the plan for this week. Then I can check voice quality.

@scottalanmiller said:

@fuznutz04 said:

I've been reading up on Linode, Backspace, Vultr, and DO. Ideally, the ability to upload my own ISO (the FreePBX distro ISO) would be the easiest, but I am open to other options as well.

Almost no one allows ISO uploads, that's pretty rare and it pretty much rules out some of the best providers because they use Xen which is makes ISO uploads often impossible.

We use Rackspace and Digital Ocean for PBX handling and both have been good. We've been on RS for a very long time for that. But it is expensive these days.

The custom ISO upload feature in combination with snapshots, is a killer offering from Vultr. I can download an ISO directly from a website, install the server, make all of the customization that I want, snapshot it, and redeploy when necessary. From what I've found so far, they are win/win.

@scottalanmiller said:

@fuznutz04 said:

@scottalanmiller said:

SharePoint's wiki system works great.

Is this how you handle password storage as well?

For a lot of things, yes. Sharepoint has a bit of security so for many password storage tasks this works great since the wiki contents are secured to just the resources that need them.

So you just lock the security permissions down to specific users on specific pages, correct?

@scottalanmiller said:

SharePoint's wiki system works great.

Is this how you handle password storage as well?

Just curious how others document all of their IT info. (network info/IPs, passwords etc) We have Sharepoint through 365, and I've used it a lot in the past. I've been using OneNote notebooks for password storage as well, since you can password protect certain sections. I'd like to hear how others are doing it as well with Sharepoint and/or One Note. How do you handle procedures/ "wiki" material for internal processes? Do you use OneNote, or the "wiki" feature in Sharepoint?

I have to say, after playing with Vultr for a day....these guys are on point. Easy to use, ability to add a custom iso directly from a download link (i don't even have to download a large ISO and then re-upload it), and their lighting fast support responses have won me over so far. Their prices are pretty good too.

@DustinB3403 said:

@aaronstuder said:

I was going to try to find someone from Vultr to come over here, but it seems they have no marketing people.....

https://www.vultr.com/about/team/

Michele Horzepa is their Business Administration person so that would likely be a good place to start.

Thanks for the contact info. I'm spinning one up right now to start some testing!

@Minion-Queen said:

We have been very happy with Vultr. But we also use DO and are happy with them as well. But we have Linode, Rackspace and various others (HATE Azure) but other than that.

I've had a similar experience with Azure. I like Microsoft's 365 offerings in regards to email, etc, but their Azure stuff for servers is not where it needs to be. The interface in confusing at first glance, and they seem to have more issues than I want to deal with.

@aaronstuder said:

@fuznutz04 said:

I've been reading up on Linode, Rackspace, Vultr, and DO.

Out of those, Vultr is the only one that supports custom ISO's (I think)

Right, that's one of the reasons I was thinking theses guys are the real deal.

@BRRABill Thanks! I'm in the Lancaster area. You?

@aaronstuder I'm glad you mentioned Vultr. I was looking at them recently was was thinking "These guys have to be too good to be true."

Hi Mangolassi! I've been stalking this site for a while and thought it's time for my first post here.

I'm currently hosting a FreeBPX box on a VPS. Lately, the performance has been subpar to say the least. Lots of jitter, and drops. The VPS provider is looking into it, but I'm looking for plan B. Does anyone here have any experience with FreePBX on a VPS? If so, which provider would be best? I am located in Pennsylvania, so NY, NJ, or better still, Ashburn, VA would be the best location for us.

I've been reading up on Linode, Backspace, Vultr, and DO. Ideally, the ability to upload my own ISO (the FreePBX distro ISO) would be the easiest, but I am open to other options as well.

I'll be using the VPS exclusively for FreePBX systems, so obviously, the main requirement is voice quality. Any suggestions?

Thanks!