Freepbx 16 Installation Step By Step -

sudo ./start_asterisk start sudo ./install -n --webroot /var/www/html --dbuser asteriskuser --dbpass YourStrongPassword When prompted, accept default ownership/permissions. sudo chown -R asterisk:asterisk /var/www/html sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html sudo systemctl start httpd sudo systemctl enable httpd Add FreePBX to crontab:

sudo dnf -y install epel-release sudo dnf -y install httpd mariadb-server mariadb php php-mysqlnd php-process php-gd php-mbstring \ php-xml php-curl php-pear php-bcmath php-ldap nodejs npm sox mpg123 sqlite-devel libuuid-devel \ jansson-devel libedit-devel ustr-devel speex-devel libxslt-devel python3 python3-devel Enable (Rocky 8 only):

cd /usr/src sudo wget http://mirror.freepbx.org/modules/packages/freepbx/freepbx-16.0-latest.tgz sudo tar xfz freepbx-16.0-latest.tgz cd freepbx Install dependencies via FreePBX installer: freepbx 16 installation step by step

sudo yum -y install epel-release centos-release-scl sudo yum -y install httpd mariadb-server mariadb php php-mysqlnd php-process php-gd php-mbstring \ php-xml php-curl php-pear php-bcmath php-ldap nodejs npm sox mpg123 sqlite-devel libuuid-devel \ jansson-devel libedit-devel ustr-devel speex-devel libxslt-devel python3 python3-devel For :

sudo fwconsole admin --user admin --setpassword "YourSecurePassword" Open a browser and navigate to: remove anonymous users

sudo fwconsole ma upgradeall sudo fwconsole reload | Issue | Likely Fix | |-------|-------------| | Web interface blank | sudo chown -R asterisk:asterisk /var/www/html | | Database connection error | Check password in /etc/freepbx.conf | | Asterisk not running | sudo systemctl status asterisk ; check logs: /var/log/asterisk/full | | Firewall blocking calls | Verify ports with sudo firewall-cmd --list-all | Conclusion You now have a fully functional FreePBX 16 system with Asterisk 18. Start adding extensions, SIP trunks, and configure inbound/outbound routes from the intuitive web GUI.

sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled powertools sudo systemctl start mariadb sudo systemctl enable mariadb sudo mysql_secure_installation Set root password, remove anonymous users, disallow remote root, remove test db. Create FreePBX database: disallow remote root

sudo setenforce 0 sudo sed -i 's/^SELINUX=.*/SELINUX=disabled/' /etc/selinux/config (FirewallD):