How to Install ASTPP on Debian Latest

ASTPP or A Smart TelePhony Platform is an open-source billing solution for telecom businesses. It is used to manage voice, sms, fax and data services. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install ASTPP on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • A VPS or dedicated server running Debian Latest.
  • A sudo user.

Step 1: Updating the server

Before proceeding with the installation make sure to update the server.

sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

Step 2: Installing dependencies and basic tools

ASTPP requires several dependencies to be installed. We will install them by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install nano wget curl build-essential gcc make automake autoconf libtool zlib1g zlib1g-dev libxml2 libxml2-dev libssl-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libjpeg-dev libpng-dev libxpm-dev libfreetype6-dev libmysqlclient-dev libtiff-dev libmcrypt-dev libpspell-dev libicu-dev libxslt-dev libldap2-dev libsasl2-dev libzip-dev zip unzip ffmpeg lame libogg-dev libvorbis-dev libflac-dev libao-dev libmp3lame-dev -y

Step 3: Installing MariaDB

ASTPP requires MariaDB, which can be installed by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client -y

Once MariaDB is installed, we will secure it by running:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

We will answer the questions accordingly.

Step 4: Installing Redis

ASTPP uses Redis for caching. To install Redis, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install redis-server -y

Step 5: Installing ASTPP

We will now download the latest ASTPP package from the official website. We will start by creating a directory named astpp and then download the package in this directory.

mkdir astpp
cd astpp
wget https://github.com/astpp/astpp/archive/refs/tags/4.2.2.tar.gz
tar -zxvf 4.2.2.tar.gz
cd astpp-4.2.2
sudo python3 setup.py install

Once the ASTPP is installed, we will run the following command to start ASTPP.

astpp_start

Step 6: Accessing ASTPP

Once the ASTPP is started, we can access it by browsing to http://YOUR_IP:8000 from your web browser.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed ASTPP on Debian Latest. Now you can manage your telecom services efficiently.