Installing FusionPBX on MXLinux Latest

FusionPBX is a web-based user interface that allows easy management of VoIP servers. It is an open-source project and can be installed on various Linux distributions.

In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install FusionPBX on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A server running MXLinux Latest.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Update the System

First, update the system packages by running the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Now, install the required packages for FusionPBX by running the following command:

sudo apt install -y mariadb-server mariadb-client nginx git php-fpm uuid-runtime libgsm1-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libpcre3-dev libspeexdsp-dev libssl-dev libmariadbclient-dev liblua5.2-dev libopus-dev libsndfile1-dev libsqlite3-dev libspandsp-dev libspeexdsp-dev libtiff-dev sox

This command will install MariaDB server and client, Nginx, Git, PHP, and several other supporting packages.

Step 3: Create MariaDB Database and User

FusionPBX requires a MariaDB database to store its data. Use the following commands to create a new database, user and grant the necessary privileges.

sudo mysql -u root

In the MariaDB console, create a new database and user by using the following commands.

CREATE DATABASE fusionpbx;
CREATE USER fusionpbx@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON fusionpbx.* TO fusionpbx@localhost;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit

Replace 'password' with a strong password of your choice.

Step 4: Install FusionPBX

Clone the FusionPBX repository from GitHub by running the following command.

sudo git clone https://github.com/fusionpbx/fusionpbx.git /usr/local/www/fusionpbx

Change the ownership of the FusionPBX directory to the Nginx user.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/local/www/fusionpbx

Change the directory to the FusionPBX directory.

cd /usr/local/www/fusionpbx

Install the FusionPBX by running the following command.

sudo ./install.sh

Step 5: Configure Nginx

To configure Nginx, create a new file in the '/etc/nginx/sites-available/' directory with the following content.

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/fusionpbx

server {
        listen 80;
        server_name fusionpbx.example.com;
        root /usr/local/www/fusionpbx;
        index index.php index.html index.htm;

        client_max_body_size 100M;

        location / {
                try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;

        }
        location ~ \.php$ {
                include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
                fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.1-fpm.sock;
        }

        location ~ /\.ht {
                deny all;
        }
}

Save and close the file.

Create a symlink to the '/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/' directory to enable the site.

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/fusionpbx /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Restart the Nginx service.

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 6: Access the FusionPBX Web Interface

Open your web browser and enter your server's IP address or domain name with 'http://' prefix in the address bar.

You will be asked to enter a few pieces of information, such as the database username, password and other information required for the installation process.

Once the installation is complete, you can log in to the FusionPBX web interface by using the following URL.

http://your-server-ip-or-domain-name

Congratulations! You have successfully installed FusionPBX on MXLinux Latest. You can now start using it to manage your VoIP server.