How to Install ASTPP on macOS

ASTPP is an open-source VoIP billing solution that allows telecom service providers to bill and manage their customers' usage of their services.

In this guide, we'll walk you through the process of installing ASTPP on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we start, please ensure that you have the following installed on your macOS machine:

  • Python 2.7 or later
  • PostgreSQL 9.3 or later
  • Git

Step 1: Clone ASTPP Repository

The first step in installing ASTPP is to clone its repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/iNextrix/ASTPP.git

This will create a new directory called ASTPP in your current working directory.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Next, we need to install the necessary dependencies for ASTPP to run. To do this, change your working directory to ASTPP and run the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

This will download and install all the required packages.

Step 3: Setup PostgreSQL

We need to create a new database and user in PostgreSQL for ASTPP. To do this, run the following commands:

sudo -u postgres psql
create user astpp with encrypted password 'astpp';
create database astpp;
grant all privileges on database astpp to astpp;

This will create a new user called astpp with the password "astpp" and a new database called astpp with the user granted all privileges.

Step 4: Configure ASTPP

Now, we need to configure ASTPP according to our requirements. For this, navigate to the directory where you cloned ASTPP and copy the sample configuration files using the following command:

cd ASTPP
cp astpp/astpp.conf-sample astpp/astpp.conf
cp astpp/make.conf-sample astpp/make.conf

Next, edit the astpp.conf file to provide your database information (replace with the password you assigned to the astpp user in step 3):

SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'postgresql://astpp:<PASSWORD>@localhost/astpp'

You can also configure other settings in this file such as the billing intervals, currency, taxes, etc.

Step 5: Create Database Tables

To create the required database tables for ASTPP, run the following command:

python manage.py db upgrade

This will create all the necessary tables.

Step 6: Start ASTPP

Finally, we are ready to start ASTPP. To do this, run the following command:

python start.py

This will start the ASTPP web server.

Conclusion

That's it! You should now have ASTPP up and running on your macOS machine. You can now log into the web interface using the default credentials (Username: admin, Password: admin) and start configuring and using ASTPP for your VoIP billing needs.