Installation freezes when using a script

Sergey · September 2, 2026, 11:23am

Hello.
I’m trying to install FreePBX 17 on Debian 12.15.0 using a script.
Everything goes fine until the Upgrading FreePBX 17 modules step.
And at that point, the installation freezes. No matter how long I wait, the installation won’t proceed.
The log file contains the following information:

Upgrading module ‘endpoint’ from 17.0.3 to 17.0.16.4
Downloading module ‘endpoint’
Processing endpoint
Downloading…
0/100149994 [>---------------------------] 0%
5128496/100149994 [=>--------------------------] 5%
10016064/100149994 [==>-------------------------] 10%
20031000/100149994 [=====>----------------------] 20%
30045200/100149994 [=========>-------------------] 30%
40061088/100149994 [============>----------------] 40%
50075176/100149994 [================>------------] 50%
60090448/100149994 [==================>----------] 60%
70105912/100149994 [======================>--------] 70%
80120360/100149994 [=====================>-----] 80%
90135632/100149994 [========================>–] 90%
100149994/100149994 [===========================] 100%
Finished downloading
Extracting…Done
Download completed in 12 seconds
Create symlink…Done
Checking database tables…Done
Migrating tables as required…Done
Checking Settings and Defaults…

I will be glad for any help.

Thank you.

kierknoby · September 2, 2026, 11:58am

Do you have at least 2GB RAM?

Sergey · September 2, 2026, 12:09pm

This is a virtual machine and it is allocated 8GB and 8 processor cores.

kierknoby · September 2, 2026, 12:28pm

Did it fail with any output? How long did you leave it hanging?

Sergey · September 2, 2026, 12:50pm

It just freezes on “Checking Settings and Defaults”… it’s been stuck there for about three hours now.
I tried interrupting the script and restarting it. Same result.
I recreated the virtual machine, installed Debian, and ran the script.
And it froze again, right where it was.

kierknoby · September 2, 2026, 1:10pm

I have run a fresh install just now on the cheapest 2GB at Vultr with no issues.

You’re welcome to try IN1CLICK and see if that gets it done, or provides any clues for failure:

github.com/20telecom/IN1CLICK

freepbx17-on-debian12_README.md

main

# IN1CLICK: FreePBX 17 on Debian 12

# Version Update

From 1.3.2 to 1.3.3 on 27th May 2026 by kierknoby

Force C locale to fix awk failures on non-English systems.

From 1.3.1 to 1.3.2 on 13th March 2026 by kierknoby

Cosmetic changes. 

From 1.3.0 to 1.3.1 on 12th March 2026 by kierknoby

Cosmetic changes. 

From 1.2.1 to 1.3.0 on 11th March 2026 by kierknoby

Added screen session support for interactive SSH installs, non-interactive (cloud-init/pipe) detection, reboot-required handling after package upgrades, an improved memory check with interactive abort option, APT source auto-rewrite for non-official mirrors, provider mirror list removal, a Ctrl+C trap during FreePBX installation, a stray file scan on self-removal (common paths first, then full filesystem), and a full Apache configuration and GUI verification step with ionCube detection and retry logic. Removed the post-install mirror re-check. See changelog below.

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Sergey · September 2, 2026, 3:00pm

Thanks for the advice, I’ll try your solution.
I understand that most users don’t have any problems installing with the script.

airsay · September 3, 2026, 2:05am

What spice level were you trying to install?