I have an Ubuntu Mate server for home. It’s got lots of extra CPU, NVME SSD and RAM available. I run Apache for our Intranet (and have a private top-level domain name, unregistered- just for our LAN). I’m trying to get rid of Ooma and get some added features, so I want to install Asterisk and FreeP…

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It is STRONGLY discouraged to install FreePBX this way.

What is the problem installing it this way?

Because it is the “manual” way which existed before the install scripts. It was for beta testing. It hasn’t been updated since the GA release of v17 and is out dated.

That “manual” way is what I am interested in. See the several pieces of software that come together to make FreePBX. I don’t put it in prod. And in my response to the OP here, it was based on the assumption that this was going to be a play system seeing as they aren’t deploying it on a fresh OS inst…

I am trying to replace Ooma for home phone service.

Should I install Asterisk (I haven’t found an image of installer for that) first, MyriaDB before that, a mail transfer agent, and Postfix? Is there a complete guide somewhere?

I appreciate all the discussion- and the help. I already tried the manual way. Unless you’re a dev, it seems fraught with peril. Glad I had a recent image of my system. I need something fairly trouble-free.

[image] billAZ: Should I install Asterisk (I haven’t found an image of installer for that) first, MyriaDB before that, a mail transfer agent, and Postfix? Is there a complete guide somewhere? The FreePBX distro and install script do that for you by default! :slight_smile:

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tpglitch (Tyler Kinney) October 8, 2025, 11:46pm 11

The FreePBX distro and install script do that for you by default!