Installing Asterisk on macOS

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Asterisk, an open-source PBX system, on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, make sure you have the following installed on your macOS:

• Homebrew (https://brew.sh/)
• Xcode command-line tools (xcode-select --install)

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Open Terminal and run the following command to install the dependencies required for Asterisk:

brew install automake berkeley-db curl git jansson libedit libtool libuuid pjsip pkg-config sqlite speexdsp

Step 2: Clone Asterisk

In Terminal, clone Asterisk repository by running the following command:

git clone https://gerrit.asterisk.org/asterisk

Step 3: Build Asterisk

Change your working directory to the Asterisk directory:

cd asterisk

Next, run the following commands to configure and build Asterisk:

./bootstrap.sh
./configure
make menuselect
make
sudo make install

Step 4: Start Asterisk

After successfully building and installing Asterisk, you can start the Asterisk service by running the following command in Terminal:

sudo asterisk

Conclusion

Now your Asterisk PBX system is up and running on macOS. You can now start configuring and using it as per your requirements.