Where to start?

[BengalEmpire767]

So, new here. Seems like there’s a lot on this forum that I don’t understand yet. What would be a good place to start?

[ozarktech (Doug Kuhns)]

Check out Crosstalk Solutions youtube channel on freepbx setup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l30WKTYf9ZY&list=PL1fn6oC5ndU_umAhL9A_1zkC90hMPDPNO

[BlazeStudios (Tom Ray)]

What are you trying to do? Reading the documents is a good place to start. Reading more up on what your dad is doing with the PBX is also a good place to start.

[lzcantrell (Luke Cantrell)]

I would also start with the Freepbx 16 ISO(if you are just trying to learn), the installation is easier.

Download | FreePBX - Let Freedom Ring

[david55]

I think his dad specified Raspberry Pi, which rules out the distro.

[shahin (Shahin NAZIR)]

@BengalEmpire767 Still you are same place? Still you Don’t know what you can do ?
Last time many people make you suggestions and still you are keep asking same question.

How to use FreePBX?

Hello, everyone. I am new to this application. My father wanted me to set up a PBX on my Raspberry Pi. Of course, I have no clue what a PBX is. But now, he tells me to set it up, somehow. I installed it, and he messed with it a bit, but now he dragged me back and wants me to set it up for him. Well, most of the tutorial I saw end at the Installation, and the tutorials that continue are too complicated. So… where to start? Any help would be appreciated!

What is you dad phone number will complain you.

[shahin (Shahin NAZIR)]

Lol

[BengalEmpire767]

Umm… Sorry to burst your bubble, but that problem has been fixed. Thanks anyway, and sorry for the outburst earlier, was a bit stressed back there.

[BengalEmpire767]

Thanks, will watch, however, much of the specifics of the interface are switched around in FreePBX 17, which was quite confusing at first. Will watchfully whenever I get some free time.

[ErikVandergeld]

Knowing where to start is directly linked to what goal you want to achieve with FreePBX.

For example, if you are installing FreePBX to place phones in rooms in a house so they can talk to each other, you should start by creating extensions and configuring them on the phones.

If you want to set up a call center, where customers can call to be connected to operators, you should create queues and inbound routes.

To make it easier to understand, imagine FreePBX as an engine - what do you want to power with this engine, a car? A washing machine?

In other words, understanding where to start depends on what goal you want to achieve.

However, reading the documentation is a great way to start as well, so you will know all the possibilities and scenarios that FreePBX can handle.