How to Install Routr on OpenSUSE Latest

Routr is an open source SIP Server and a VoIP Service Orchestrator developed by the creators of Restcomm. It is built using modern technologies such as NodeJS, GraphQL, and GoLang. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Routr on OpenSUSE Latest.

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing Routr, update your system to ensure that all package dependencies are up-to-date.

sudo zypper update

Step 2: Install NodeJS

Routr requires NodeJS version 12 or later. To install NodeJS, run the following command.

sudo zypper install nodejs

Verify the installed version of NodeJS:

node -v

Step 3: Install Routr

You can download the latest version of Routr from the official website or GitHub. In this tutorial, we will be downloading Routr from the official website.

wget https://github.com/fonoster/routr/releases/download/vX.X.X/routr-X.X.X.tar.gz

Replace X.X.X with the version of Routr you want to install.

Extract the downloaded file using the following command.

tar -xvzf routr-X.X.X.tar.gz

Change the directory to the extracted Routr folder.

cd routr-X.X.X

Routr comes with a pre-configured configuration file that you can use to start the server. Copy the default configuration file.

cp config.example.yaml config.yaml

To start Routr, run the following command.

npm start

By default, Routr listens on port 5060 for SIP traffic and uses port 4567 for its administrative API.

Step 4: Verify the Installation

To verify that Routr is running, open a web browser and navigate to the following URL.

http://localhost:4567/version

You should see a JSON object containing the version of Routr.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Routr on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now use Routr as a SIP server or a VoIP service orchestrator for your applications.