This is a small script written to help automate the process of migrating the underlying FreeSWITCH application from source to packages on an existing and fully operational FusionPBX server, thus preserving all functionality and settings.
Before you follow this, please understand that I am a novice in the Linux world so if you see an opportunity to improve upon this process, please feel free to fork this repo and make changes. All I ask is that you communicate such improvements back to me via pull requests, email, or to the #fusionpbx or #freeswitch IRC channels so as to help the community benefit from it.
Before you begin, make sure the following is true about your environment:
- OS: Debian Linux v8 (Jessie) x64
- FusionPBX is installed and functioning well (i.e., you can login and make changes to your settings and they take effect).
- You have a source compiled installation of FreeSWITCH (i.e., the folder /usr/local/freeswitch is present on your system and Advanced > Default Settings > Switch in the FusionPBX Gui shows the switch paths in the folder identified above).
- The folder /etc/freeswitch is NOT present in your system (if it is, you’ll need to delete or rename it, as the installation will not overwrite that folder).
If all goes well, your installation of FusionPBX will be unaffected (i.e., any customizations you’ve done will survice), but you will now enjoy the benefits of having the latest stable version of FreeSWITCH which is easily maintained by APT (using apt-get upgrade and/or apt-get dist-upgrade).
An added benefit is that installing modules will be much easier – as simple as “apt-get install freeswitch-mod-shout” for example. It’ll get installed, configured, and enabled for you.
##Okay, some housekeeping:## If you are as cautious as I am, and this server is a VPS – TAKE A SNAPSHOT NOW!!! If not a VPS, then you may want to opt for rename (wherever a delete is specified). In case anything goes wrong, simply go back and rename the folders back to what they were. I would recommend a suffix like “_old”.
#Usage:# To use this script, simply choose one of the following approaches..
Open the Command Line Interface (CLI) and run the following commands
- git clone https://github.com/kismetgerald/fusionpbx-migrate-fs-src2pkg.git
- cd fusionpbx-migrate-fs-src2pkg/
- chmod +x migrate_fs_src2pkg.sh
- ./migrate_fs_src2pkg.sh
If you're the more hands-on type and want to get your hands dirty with the CLI, then this options is best for you. Simply reference the PDF instructions I put together. Here's the link: https://github.com/kismetgerald/fusionpbx-migrate-fs-src2pkg/blob/master/Instructions.pdf