How to Install FreePBX on nixOS Latest

FreePBX is an open source software that provides a web-based graphical user interface (GUI) for managing and controlling Asterisk (PBX) systems. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install FreePBX on the latest version of nixOS.

Step 1: Update the System

Before proceeding with the installation of FreePBX, make sure your nixOS system is up-to-date by running the following commands:

sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
sudo reboot now

Step 2: Install Dependencies

FreePBX requires several dependencies to be installed on nixOS. We will install them using the nix package manager. Run the following commands to install the dependencies:

sudo nix-env -i \
     asterisk dahdi dahdi-tools \
     libedit libxml2 libxslt ncurses \
     php php-fpm php-gd php-mbstring php-mysqlnd \
     php-pear php-process php-xmlrpc \
     sqlite

Step 3: Install FreePBX

After installing the dependencies, we can proceed to install FreePBX. Run the following commands to download and install the latest FreePBX version:

sudo mkdir /usr/src/freepbx
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/src/freepbx
cd /usr/src/freepbx
git clone https://github.com/FreePBX/framework.git freepbx
cd freepbx
git checkout release/15.0
sudo ./install -n

Note: The last command takes some time to complete.

Step 4: Configure FreePBX

Once the installation is complete, we need to configure FreePBX by running the following command:

sudo fwconsole chown

This command changes the ownership of the FreePBX files to the asterisk user.

Step 5: Start FreePBX

After the configuration, we can start FreePBX by running the following command:

sudo fwconsole start

This command starts the FreePBX service and takes us to the FreePBX web interface at http://localhost:80.

Step 6: Accessing the FreePBX Web Interface

After starting the FreePBX service, we can access the web interface using a web browser. Open a web browser and enter http://localhost:80 in the address bar. You will be prompted to enter a username and password for the FreePBX web interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install FreePBX on the latest version of nixOS. We have also seen how to configure and start the FreePBX service, and how to access the web interface. You are now ready to start using FreePBX for managing and controlling your Asterisk PBX systems.