What is trixbox? (Formerly Asterisk@Home)
The
asterisk-based solution, trixbox, enables the home or small business user to quickly set up a VOIP Asterisk-based PBX. A web GUI makes configuration and operation easy. We also provide an xPL (home automation) interface for easy interaction with other devices in the home.
FreePBX 2.2 RC1 Released
April 24, 2006
The FreePBX team is proud to announce the immediate availabilty of FreePBX 2.2 Release Candidate 1. This is a major milestone in the development of the FreePBX project. Major fixes include improvements to the backup/restore module, the ability to use follow-me in queues and ring groups, IAX extension fixes, and much more. Be sure and visit FreePBX.org for more information.
Latest version of Asterisk on BETA server
November 27, 2006
I uploaded Asterisk 1.2.13 to our BETA server for testing. Please help test it out. If there are no problems I will use this version of Asterisk the upcoming 2.0BETA2. Rhino card drivers are also included in this version.
Files from the BETA repository can be installed from command line using this command.
yum --enablerepo=trixboxbeta update
FreePBX 2.2b3 Released
November 21, 2006
The FreePBX team has announced the release of FreePBX 2.3 beta 3 today. This version represents tons of bug fixes from the previous beta and is well on its way to finally getting finished.
While we discourage the use of beta software on production machines, if you have a test machine that you can load it onto and help find any remaining bugs, they can certainly use the help in finding any remaining problems.
Expect some upgrade instructions to be available on their website in the next few hours.
Source:
FreePBX
Kerry Garrison, trixbox product manager
November 13, 2006
Today Kerry Garrison, author of "trixbox Made Easy" and creator of http://asterisktutorials.com has joined Fonality as the Sr. Product Manager for the trixbox project. Kerry brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the project and will help to move the project and the web site forward.
I am very excited to have Kerry on the team, I believe this will make a very positive impact on the future of trixbox. Look for an official press release later on this week.
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trixbox 2.0 beta released
October 26, 2006
We released trixbox 2.0 at Astricon. 2.0 has a new web interface with
plug-in modules. We have also added a web based packager. Packages can
now be added or removed from the web interface.
http://www.fonality.com/press/200610252.htm
1.2.3 released
October 24, 2006
1.2.3 should resolve all known trixbox bugs. Including the zaptel echo bug some users have been experiencing.
trixbox 1.2.2 iso and prebuilt VM released
October 16, 2006
trixbox 1.2.2 is proving to be a very stable release. Because it has a
new kernel I have decided to release an iso as well as an upgrade.
Because 1.2.2 fixes all known problems with VMware I will also be
releasing a 1.2.2 pre build VM. The root password for the vm is
"password".
trixbox 1.2.2 released
October 11, 2006
Trixbox users have been reporting stability problem with 1.2. We are
trying to address these with the 1.2.2 release. There are some strange
audio problems with the 42 kernel. This is most apparent with vmware.
When the 42 kernel is used the audio prompts are jittery and broken.
This was not a problem with the 34 kernel.
I am making the 34 kernel the standard for trixbox until further notice. If somebody has a good reason to move to a higher release kernel please post to the forum. But for now this should resolve all the problems with Zaptel. This update has a new yum configuration file that will keep yum from updating the kernel. If you want to update the kernel you can do it manually
The version of Asterisk 1.2.12.1 that is included with the 1.2.1 trixbox patch has a lot of the Asterisk patch files from Digium and other sources included. This may have caused some of the instability and FreePBX reload issues that were reported.
The Asterisk 1.2.12.1 that is included with 1.2.2 has only 4 patches.
SpanDSP – for fax recognition
NV fax detect – allows faxes to be detected on Sip channels and during the playing of audio prompts
HUDlite – a patch that creates some extra Manager messages used by HUDlite to monitor the status of calls
Digium SpeechAPI – used for speech recognition see
http://www.asterisk.org/doxygen/AstSpeech.html
Please test this release as much as possible and post feedback. I hope this will go a long way toward making trixbox a more stable platform.
Type “trixbox-update.sh update” from the command line to install this release.
Fonality Acquires Trixbox
October 4, 2006
In case you haven’t seen the press release yet trixbox is now owned by Fonality. They have agreed to sponsor the trixbox project. Two yeas ago when I started Asterisk@Home as a hobby project I could not have guessed that it would be used world wide by call centers, governments, and small offices.
I want to make trixbox a product that can be used for business not just as a hobby toy. I have been searching for a sponsor that would contribute finical and technical resources to the project without changing the goal. Fonality has agreed to sponsor the project but keep developing it as a GPL open-source project free for everybody.
Read the press release here
http://fonality.com/press.html
1.2.1 update available
September 28, 2006
Well its time for another dot release. This one has all the latest from
Digium and a few bug fixes for the auto phone config. Sorry this one
took so long. We are currently working on a better way to handle
upgrades.
Trixbox 1.2 does not run well under VMware. The voicemail prompts break up. This seems to be an incompatibility between Asterisk and the new CentOS 4.4 kernel. I will post instructions for loading the 4.3 kernel if you have VMware.
Type “trixbox-update.sh update” from the command line to install this release.
September 12, 2006
It’s time for another release of trixbox. We have fixed a lot of bugs. SugarCRM should work without any blank pages now. All the latest Software is in this release Asterisk 1.2.11 and CentOS 4.4, etc.
We also have some cool new features. The goal of trixbox is to be the easiest Asterisk install. We now have a service provider wizard that sets up service providers for you. The coolest new feature is the Endpoint Manager. This new endpoint auto-configure system will scan your network for SIP phones and add them to your trixbox!
To use endpoint auto-configure create an extension in FreePBX. Select Endpoint Manager and click Go next to map devices. A list of your SIP devices will appear. Select the mac address of the device you would like to configure and select the FreePBX extension you created. That’s it! Just go into the web config on your device and tell it to load its config files from your trixbox.
There will be more documentation in the documentation section of the
trixbox.org site later this week. Thanks to everybody who donated their time and code to this release!
August 31, 2006
A new free HUDlite has been released by
Fonality with many features and bug fixes. The client can be downloaded from the
hudlite.org. You can use yum to get the new server.
http://www.hudlite.org/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=11
Some changes have been made to the ircd.conf file. Yum will install the file but you will have to copy it over your old conf file.
Type these commands from the trixbox command line.
yum -y update hudlite-server ircd-hybrid
cp /etc/ircd/ircd.conf.rpmnew /etc/ircd/ircd.conf
August 2, 2006
I have been testing out a phone auto configure menu for trixbox. This code is alpha but seems to work well in my test environment. You can configure Cisco 7960/7940 and Grandstream phones. Please help me test it out and post comments in the project part of the forum.
Install: from command line.
wget yum.trixbox.org/centos/4/beta/patch_phonecfg.tar.gz
tar xvfz patch_phonecfg.tar.gz
cd patch_phonecfg
./install_phones.sh
Test:
1. Create an extension in FreePBX
2. connect your device to your local network
3. click endpoint Manager -> map devices (this will scan your network for SIP phones)
4. click on the mac address of the device you would like to configure
5. assign it a free pbx extension
6. set you phone to pull configs from your trixbox IP
7. reboot your phone
July 11, 2006
The new 1.1.1 update is available just type “trixbox-update.sh update” from the command line. This update adds all of the 1.1 functionality and also adds PHP 4.3.11 We were having a lot of problems with SugarCRM because the version of PHP that comes with CentOS is not supported by Sugar.
June 22, 2006
trixbox 1.1 released today. The only new feature is Munin a system monitoring package. There are tones of small fixes. Zaptel and conferencing should be working. The latest SugarCRM is included. I will try to get a 1.1 upgrade script ready for next week but 1.0.3 that installs from the upgraded script now should have all the conferencing and zaptel fixes.
All of the non opensource packages have been removed from the ISO so if you use HUDlite you will need to type install-hudlite from command line.
Asterisk@Home 2.8 iso released
April 13, 2006
There are a lot of updates in 2.8. We are now using a stock install of SugarCRM with the Asterisk plug-in. This should make upgrades painless. SpanDSP and NV Fax detect are working with FreePBX.org thanks to a small patch. Future versions of FreePBX.org should have full support. As always we have the latest version of Asterisk and the latest versions of lots of other software packages including CentOS and phpMyAdmin.
The old Maintenance page has been replaced with FreePBX.org plug-ins. Security has been tightened and you can pick your own root password during install. As always you can get a working Voice over IP PBX with all the latest add-ons in less than an Hour!
Asterisk@Home 2.7 iso released
March 9, 2006
Asterisk 1.2.5
Bug Fixes
VMware Version
Asterisk@Home 2.6 iso released
February 25, 2006
This release includes the new ulaw sound files from the astlinux project. Thanks to Kristian Kielhofner for these. Not only is the audio quality higher but he renamed comedian mail to asterisk mail. This release also has the new SugarCRM and some other bug fixes and enhancements.
Asterisk@Home 2.5 iso released
February 2, 2006
Asterisk 1.2.4
Bug Fixes
Asterisk@Home 2.4 iso released
January 26, 2006
Asterisk 1.2.3
Bug Fixes
Asterisk@Home 2.3 iso released
January 23, 2006
Asterisk 1.2.2
nv_faxdetect - (fax detect for IP)
Bug fixes (see bug tracker)
Asterisk@Home 2.2 iso released
December 8, 2005
Asterisk 1.2.1
Bug Fixes
Asterisk@Home 2.1 iso released
November 30, 2005
Bug Fixes
Asterisk@Home 2.0 iso released
November 23, 2005
Features:
---------
* Asterisk 1.2
* Flash Operator Panel 0.24
* Festival Speech Engine version 1.96
* weather agi scripts
* wakeup calls
* Integrated WebMeetMe GUI
* AMP-1.10.010 BETA
* CentOS 4.2
* SugarCRM with Cisco XML Services interface + Click to Dial
* Native Music On Hold
* Fax support (spanDSP)
* xPL support
* Digium card auto-config
I would like to thank everybody who contributed to this release with code, beta testing, or submitting bugs. I would also like to thanks all the people who have donated money to this project.
Asterisk@Home 2.0 uses native music on hold so the MP3 music on hold interface in AMP will not work. The old mpg123 is still running. If you change the config files to use MP3s you can upload with AMP.
Open A2Billing has been included with this release. Just brows to: http://ipaddress/a2billing. You will need to uncomment the Calling Card application section in extensions_custom.conf
Asterisk@Home 1.5 iso released
August 19, 2005
Bug Fixes
Asterisk@Home 1.3 iso released
July 1, 2005
Upgraded to Asterisk 1.0.9. Asterisk@Home now installs Zaptel hardware during the initial install.
Asterisk@Home 1.2 iso released
June 29, 2005
Upgraded to CentOS 3.5 and Asterisk 1.0.8. We have also updated the Zaptel drivers to the latest from CVS HEAD. This should work with all revs of Digium hardware.
A DHCP server in now included with the default install. This will allow phones like Cisco to know were to get their config files.
Asterisk@Home 1.1 iso released
June 2, 2005
We have replaced the simple contact management system in Asterisk@Home with SugarCRM a full CRM system. This might seem like over kill for a home PBX but Sugar has the best contact management we have seen. With click to dial functionality and the ability to import data from other contact managers it's a great fit for Asterisk@Home.
We have also added new versions of the usual
Asterisk-based software AMP and Flash operator panel.
Asterisk@Home 1.0 iso released
April 29, 2005
This is the first production release of Asterisk@Home. We have worked hard over the past few months to make Asterisk@Home easy to use and stable. Thanks for all the help with testing and fixes from Asterisk@Home users all over the world.
There are no new features in 1.0 from 0.9 but there are a lot of small fixes to many of the components of Asterisk@Home. For example the Auto-Config for Zaptel hardware now works.
Asterisk@Home 0.9 iso released
April 13, 2005
More bug fixes. *69 works now. Cisco stuff works. Lots of other fixes.
A wakeup call feature was added on *62
Asterisk@Home 0.8 iso released
March 30, 2005
Asterisk@Home 0.7 was a little buggy so we decided to release 0.8 It even has a few new features.
AMP 1-10-007a
SpanDSP 0.0.2pre11
vsftpd server
Asterisk@Home 0.7 iso released
March 28, 2005
We had added a lot to this release to our one button install of our Asterisk-based solution. Now you can have even more features automatically installed and configured.
Asterisk 1.0.7
AMP 1-10-007
Flash Operator Panel 0.20
Redesigned WebMeetme
weather agi scripts
Midnight Commander
We have added some of our most requested features.
- Web Meetme is now installed by default and the meetme2 application is no longer needed.
- we now have ZAP extension thanks to AMP 007
- weather.agi reads the current weather report using text to speech
Asterisk@Home 0.6 iso released
February 16, 2005
New features include Festival text to speech and a new Web Conferencing GUI. There are also numerous small fixes and enhancements.
Asterisk@Home 0.5 iso released
February 11, 2005
For this release we have completely redesigned the web GUI to make it easier to use. AMP is now the primary user interface for Asterisk@Home. We have also put a lot of effort into making Asterisk@Home more secure. The Main pages now have passwords and all the Asterisk services run as non-root.
We also have some new features like AMP-1.10.006 and CentOS 3.4. Basic support for CAPI and a BETA auto config script for Digium cards have also been included.
Asterisk@Home 0.4 iso released
January 27, 2005
We continue to add features to
Asterisk@Home. This release has web meetme. Conferences can be controlled from a web page. We also load ztdummy by default this makes it easy to use features like conferencing with out and trimming hardware. This release includes the latest release of Asterisk 1.0.5.
Asterisk@Home 0.3 iso released
January 11, 2005
We have added more features to our famous
one button Asterisk-based install. Asterisk@Home users have requested more features.
We now have almost every cool Asterisk utility included in on the Asterisk@Home iso. Features like AMP, Flash Operator Panel, a contact manager with Cisco XML Services interface, Music On Hold, Fax support, and xPL support are now installed and configured by just pressing enter!
Asterisk@Home 0.2 iso released
November 24, 2004
Asterisk@Home version 0.2 iso was release on the main sourceforge site. With one keystroke it installs RedHat Linux, Asterisk 1.0, and a web interface. It has SQL call logging and a web stats package.
Asterisk@Home also h as a built in
xPL agent that send out massages with CallerID and voicemail information.
You can be making VOIP calls one hour after you start the install!
Note:
Asterisk is a trademark of Digium Inc., and is used by permission.
The Asterisk@Home project is not sponsored, endorsed, or supported by Digium, and its authors and maintainers are not affiliated with Digium. Digium does not provide free Technical Support for Asterisk@Home.
Asterisk@Home 2.8 iso released
April 13, 2006
There are a lot of updates in 2.8. We are now using a stock install
of SugarCRM with the Asterisk plug-in. This should make upgrades
painless. SpanDSP and NV Fax detect are working with FreePBX.org
thanks to a small patch. Future versions of FreePBX.org should have
full support. As always we have the latest version of Asterisk and
the latest versions of lots of other software packages including
CentOS and phpMyAdmin.
The old Maintenance page has been replaced
with FreePBX.org plug-ins. Security has been tightened and you can
pick your own root password during install. As always you can get
a working Voice over IP PBX with all the latest add-ons in less
than an Hour!
Asterisk@Home 2.7 iso released
March 9, 2006
Asterisk 1.2.5
Bug Fixes
VMware Version
Asterisk@Home 2.6 iso released
February 25, 2006
This release includes the new ulaw sound files from the astlinux
project. Thanks to Kristian Kielhofner for these. Not only is the
audio quality higher but he renamed comedian mail to asterisk mail.
This release also has the new SugarCRM and some other bug fixes
and enhancements.
Asterisk@Home 2.5 iso released
February 2, 2006
Asterisk 1.2.4
Bug Fixes
Asterisk@Home 2.4 iso released
January 26, 2006
Asterisk 1.2.3
Bug Fixes
Asterisk@Home 2.3 iso released
January 23, 2006
Asterisk 1.2.2
nv_faxdetect - (fax detect for IP)
Bug fixes (see bug tracker)
Asterisk@Home 2.2 iso released
December 8, 2005
Asterisk 1.2.1
Bug Fixes
Asterisk@Home 2.1 iso released
November 30, 2005
Bug Fixes
Asterisk@Home 2.0 iso released
November 23, 2005
Features:
---------
* Asterisk 1.2
* Flash Operator Panel 0.24
* Festival Speech Engine version 1.96
* weather agi scripts
* wakeup calls
* Integrated WebMeetMe GUI
* AMP-1.10.010 BETA
* CentOS 4.2
* SugarCRM with Cisco XML Services interface + Click to Dial
* Native Music On Hold
* Fax support (spanDSP)
* xPL support
* Digium card auto-config
I would like to thank everybody who contributed to this release
with code, beta testing, or submitting bugs. I would also like to
thanks all the people who have donated money to this project.
Asterisk@Home 2.0 uses native music on hold so the MP3 music on
hold interface in AMP will not work. The old mpg123 is still running.
If you change the config files to use MP3s you can upload with AMP.
Open A2Billing has been included with this release just brows to
http://ipaddress/a2billing. You will need to uncomment the CallingCard
application section in extensions_custom.conf
Asterisk@Home 1.5 iso released
August 19, 2005
Bug Fixes
Asterisk@Home 1.3 iso released
July 1, 2005
Upgraded to Asterisk 1.0.9. Asterisk@Home now installs Zaptel hardware
during the initial install.
Asterisk@Home 1.2 iso released
June 29, 2005
Upgraded to CentOS 3.5 and Asterisk 1.0.8. We have also updated
the Zaptel drivers to the latest from CVS HEAD. This should work
with all revs of Digium hardware.
A DHCP server in now included with the default install. This will
allow phones like Cisco to know were to get their config files.
Asterisk@Home 1.1 iso released
June 2, 2005
We have replaced the simple contact management system in Asterisk@Home
with SugarCRM a full CRM system. This might seem like over kill
for a home PBX but Sugar has the best contact management we have
seen. With click to dial functionality and the ability to import
data from other contact managers it's a great fit for Asterisk@Home.
We have also added new versions of the usual Asterisk software AMP
and Flash operator panel.
Asterisk@Home 1.0 iso released
April 29, 2005
This is the first production release of Asterisk@Home. We have worked
hard over the past few months to make Asterisk@Home easy to use
and stable. Thanks for all the help with testing and fixes from
Asterisk@Home users all over the world.
There are no new features in 1.0 from 0.9 but there are a lot of
small fixes to many of the components of Asterisk@Home. For example
the Auto-Config for Zaptel hardware now works.
Asterisk@Home 0.9 iso released
April 13, 2005
More bug fixes. *69 works now. Cisco stuff works. Lots of other
fixes.
A wakeup call feature was added on *62
Asterisk@Home 0.8 iso released
March 30, 2005
Asterisk@Home 0.7 was a little buggy so we decided to release 0.8
It even has a few new features.
AMP 1-10-007a
SpanDSP 0.0.2pre11
vsftpd server
Asterisk@Home 0.7 iso released
March 28, 2005
We had added a lot to this release to our one button install of
Asterisk. Now you can have even more features automatically installed
and configured.
Asterisk 1.0.7
AMP 1-10-007
Flash Operator Panel 0.20
Redesigned WebMeetme
weather agi scripts
Midnight Commander
We have added some of our most requested features.
- Web Meetme is now installed by default and the meetme2 application
is no longer needed.
- we now have ZAP extension thanks to AMP 007
- weather.agi reads the current weather report using text to speech
Asterisk@Home 0.6 iso released
February 16, 2005
New features include Festival text to speech and a new Web Conferencing
GUI. There are also numerous small fixes and enhancements.
Asterisk@Home 0.5 iso released
February 11, 2005
For this release we have completely redesigned the web GUI to make
it easier to use. AMP is now the primary user interface for Asterisk@Home.
We have also put a lot of effort into making Asterisk@Home more
secure. The Maint pages now have passwords and all the Asterisk
services run as non-root.
We also have some new features like AMP-1.10.006 and CentOS 3.4.
Basic support for CAPI and a BETA auto config script for Digium
cards have also been included.
Asterisk@Home 0.4 iso released
January 27, 2005
We continue to add features to Asterisk@Home. This release has web
meetme. Conferences can be controlled from a web page. We also load
ztdummy by default this makes it easy to use features like conferencing
with out and trimming hardware. This release includes the latest
release of Asterisk 1.0.5.
Asterisk@Home 0.3 iso released
January 11, 2005
We have added more features to our famous one button Asterisk install.
Asterisk@Home users have requested more features.
We now have almost every cool Asterisk utility included in on
the Asterisk@Home iso. Features like AMP, Flash Operator Panel,
a contact manager with Cisco XML Services interface, Music On Hold,
Fax support, and xPL support are now installed and configured by
just pressing enter!
Asterisk@Home 0.2 iso released
November 24, 2004
Asterisk@Home version 0.2 iso was release on the main sourceforge
site. With one keystroke it installs RedHat Linux, Asterisk 1.0,
and a web interface. It has SQL call logging and a web stats package.
Asterisk@Home also has a built in
xPL agent that send
out massages with CallerID and voicemail information.
You can be making VOIP calls one hour after you start the install!
Note:
Asterisk is a trademark of Digium Inc., and is used by permission.
The Asterisk@Home project is not sponsored, endorsed, or supported
by Digium, and its authors and maintainers are not affiliated with
Digium.
Digium does not provide free Technical Support for Asterisk@Home
