Tutorial: How to Install Yeti-Switch on NetBSD

Yeti-Switch is an open source softswitch solution that provides various features and functionalities for VoIP service providers. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Yeti-Switch on NetBSD.

Before we start with the installation process, make sure that you have root privileges on your system and that your system is up to date.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, we need to install some required packages to proceed with the installation of Yeti-Switch. Run the following command to install them:

pkg_add postgresql95-server postgresql95-client openssl

This command will install the PostgreSQL server and client, and the OpenSSL package.

Step 2: Install Yeti-Switch

Next, we need to download the Yeti-Switch source code from the official website. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yeti-switch/yeti.git

This command will clone the Yeti-Switch repository to your local system.

Once you have the Yeti-Switch repository, navigate to the yeti directory and run the make command to compile the source code:

cd yeti
make world

This will start the compilation process. The compilation time depends on the processing power of your system.

Step 3: Configure Yeti-Switch

After the compilation process completes, we need to configure Yeti-Switch to work with the PostgreSQL database. To do this, navigate to the yeti/config directory and run the following command:

cp yeti_pg.sql.template yeti_pg.sql

This command will create a new PostgreSQL database configuration file called yeti_pg.sql.

Next, open the yeti_pg.sql file in your favorite text editor and edit the following lines:

pgpass: "your_password_here"
pguser: "your_username_here"
pgdatabase: "your_database_here"

Replace your_password_here, your_username_here, and your_database_here with your PostgreSQL database password, username, and database name, respectively.

After you have updated the yeti_pg.sql file, we need to create a new database based on the configuration. To create the database, run the following command:

cd ..
./bin/yeti_ctl create_database

This command will create a new database using the configuration file.

Step 4: Start Yeti-Switch

Now that we have installed and configured Yeti-Switch, we need to start it to use it. To start Yeti-Switch, run the following command:

./bin/start_yeti

This will start the Yeti-Switch service. You can now test the installation by connecting to the Yeti-Switch server using a SIP client.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Yeti-Switch on NetBSD. Yeti-Switch is a powerful softswitch solution that provides various features and functionalities for VoIP service providers. We hope that this tutorial has helped you to install Yeti-Switch on your system.