Question
How to activate asterisk server and connect Zoiper to asterisk server? (FreePBX business app)
- Posted on January 4, 2024
- DigitalOcean DropletsFirewall
Asked by Seymen Pek
Hello, I need your help. As I was trying to make my own voip system using freepbx digitalocean business app, I had a problem. Here is what I’ve tried on it.
curl -v -u username:password http://server_ip:8088/ari/endpoints
Here is the result (logs):
* Trying server_ip:8088...
* Connected to server_ip (server_ip) port 8088 (#0)
* Server auth using Basic with user 'username'
> GET /ari/endpoints HTTP/1.1
> Host: server_ip:8088
> Authorization: "token here"
> User-Agent: curl/7.81.0
> Accept: */*
>
* Mark bundle as not supporting multiuse
< HTTP/1.1 200 OK
< Server: Asterisk/18.6.0
< Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2024 13:48:33 GMT
< Cache-Control: no-cache, no-store
< Content-type: application/json
< Content-Length: 113
<
[
{
"technology": "PJSIP",
"resource": "anonymous",
"state": "offline",
"channel_ids": []
}
* Connection #0 to host server_ip left intact
sudo systemctl start asterisk
Here is the error log:
Asterisk is already running.
Can't open PID file /var/run/asterisk/asterisk.pid (yet?) after start: No such file or directory
Failed to start LSB: Asterisk PBX.
Unit asterisk.service entered failed state.
asterisk.service failed.
pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
How can I fix those issues? Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you.
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Hello Seymen,
The issue you’re encountering with Asterisk on your FreePBX DigitalOcean business app seems to be related to the way Linux handles the
/var/rundirectory after a reboot. This directory, including/var/run/asterisk, often gets cleared upon reboot on many Linux distributions.To resolve the “Asterisk is already running but can’t find PID file” issue, here are some steps you can take:
Create the Directory and Set Permissions:
/var/run/asteriskdirectory and set the correct ownership. You can add these commands in the/etc/init.d/asteriskscript to automatically execute them when the system starts.$AST_USERand$AST_GROUPwith the appropriate user and group names for your Asterisk setup.Check and Fix Permissions:
/var/run/asterisk/directory and theasterisk.ctlfile within it..ctland.pidfiles.Verify Asterisk is Running:
asterisk.ctlfile. If it’s not running or halts immediately due to an error, this file won’t be created.Consider SELinux Configuration:
Do try these steps and see if they resolve the issue!
Best,
Bobby