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Asterisk CDR Storage Backend Guide

Set up Asterisk Call Detail Record storage with modern backends. Includes cdr.conf guidance, MySQL/MariaDB through ODBC, SQLite, PostgreSQL, schemas, ...

3 Featured Guides logging cdr mysql
MusicOnHold()

Play hold music on a channel, blocking until the caller hangs up or the specified duration expires. Configure music classes in musiconhold.conf with l...

1 Featured Reference application dialplan
PJSIP Configuration from Scratch

Configure PJSIP in Asterisk from scratch. Covers transports, endpoints, auth, AOR, SIP trunk registration, endpoint templates for multiple phones, and...

1 Featured Guides sip pjsip configuration

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Getting Started with Asterisk ARI: Build Your First App

Build your first Asterisk ARI app from start to finish. Configure HTTP and ari.conf, connect WebSocket events, hand calls to Stasis, test with curl, a...

2 Guides pjsip dialplan ari
Where to Find Hold Music (and How to Stream It Live)

Covers where to find royalty-free audio to replace the default opsound tracks, how to convert downloaded files to the formats Asterisk plays natively,...

3 Guides configuration audio moh
Working with PJSIP Headers in Asterisk Dialplans

Practical guide to reading and setting PJSIP headers in Asterisk dialplans, including channel scope, pre-dial handlers, P-Asserted-Identity, Diversion...

Guides pjsip troubleshooting dialplan
Asterisk Audio Formats Explained

A guide to Asterisk audio formats, codec selection, bandwidth per call, concurrent call capacity, and how to convert files with sox and ffmpeg.

1 Guides audio music-on-hold sox
Fail2ban for Asterisk

Configure fail2ban jails and filters to block SIP brute-force and scanning attacks on Asterisk. Includes custom regex filters for PJSIP auth failures ...

Scripts pjsip administration security
PJSIP IP ACL

Restrict SIP registration and call traffic to trusted IP ranges using PJSIP ACLs, blocking scanners and brute-force attacks before authentication is a...

Snippets pjsip security acl