Compiling FreeSWITCH for Linux/Unix/Mac OS X

The install procedure is essentially the same for Linux, Unix, or Mac OS X. However, make sure that your system has met the prerequisites listed in the previous section.

Compiling FreeSWITCH

Compiling FreeSWITCH requires just a few steps, although it will take some time depending upon the speed of your system. The basic procedure for compiling FreeSWITCH is as follows:

1. Run the bootstrap.sh script.

2. Edit the modules.conf file to customize which modules are compiled by default.

3. Run the configure script.

4. Run the make and make install utilities to compile and install.

5. Edit modules.conf.xml to customize which modules are loaded by default.

6. Install the sound and music files.

Following are detailed step-by-step instructions for compiling FreeSWITCH.

Step 1 – edit modules.conf

The modules.conf file contains a list of the various FreeSWITCH modules that will be configured and compiled. The default modules.conf file has a sensible set of modules pre-selected to be...