STIR/SHAKEN for Asterisk and FreePBX: Attestation and Who Signs
STIR/SHAKEN explained for Asterisk and FreePBX admins: attestation levels, why your provider signs, the 2025 third-party rule, and res_stir_shaken verification basics.
October 6, 2026
Install VICIdial with ViciBox 12: Express Setup, SSL and Firewall
Install VICIdial with ViciBox 12: hardware, ISO install, static IP and updates, vicibox-express, first login, SSL with vicibox-ssl and firewall hardening.
October 6, 2026
VICIdial “No one is in your session” Error: 8 Checks to Fix It
Fix the VICIdial "No one is in your session" error: screen processes, phone registration and server IP, conference entries, DAHDI timing, ViciPhone SSL and WebSocket.
October 6, 2026
Install FusionPBX on Debian 12 with the Official Installer
Install FusionPBX on Debian 12 with the official script: review config.sh, what the installer changes, saving the admin login, first hardening steps and checks.
October 6, 2026
Install FreePBX 17 on Debian 12 (Open-Source Only, Tested)
Install FreePBX 17 with Asterisk 22 on Debian 12 using the official script, get past the oracle_connector failure with --opensourceonly, secure the admin login and fix fail2ban. Tested 6 Oct 2026.
October 6, 2026
Transcribe Asterisk and FreePBX Call Recordings on Your Own Server (faster-whisper, Tested)
A Python script that transcribes Asterisk, FreePBX and Vicidial recordings (.gsm, WAV49, µ-law) on your own CPU server with faster-whisper, splits stereo calls into caller and agent, and writes TXT, SRT and JSON.
October 6, 2026
Find cPanel, DirectAdmin and MySQL Passwords from the CLI (and One-Time Login Links)
Short answer: cPanel and DirectAdmin do not keep the root, WHM or admin password anywhere you can read it back. They are normal Linux user passwords, stored only as hashes in /etc/shadow. You either reset them or, better, log in with a one-time login link created from the command line. What you can read as
October 6, 2026
fail2ban for Asterisk and FreePBX: Block SIP Password Guessing
Set up fail2ban for Asterisk PJSIP: turn on the security log, confirm the stock filter matches with fail2ban-regex, create a jail that reads the right files, test a ban, and keep your SIP provider and office off the ban list.
October 3, 2026
Troubleshoot SIP Calls with sngrep and the Asterisk PJSIP Logger
How to use sngrep and the Asterisk PJSIP logger to capture a failing call, read the SIP ladder, save a pcap, check RTP audio, and find NAT, codec and authentication problems on Asterisk and FreePBX.
October 3, 2026
SIP Firewall Rules Generator: iptables, nftables, UFW, firewalld, CSF and pfSense
Generate firewall rules for Asterisk, FreePBX and other SIP servers: SIP limited to your provider and phones, the RTP range open, scanner protection, and the matching rtp.conf and PJSIP NAT settings.
October 3, 2026
SIP Trace Analyzer: Find NAT, Codec and Dropped-Call Problems in a SIP Log
Paste a SIP trace from sngrep, pjsip set logger, sip set debug or tcpdump and get the call flow, codecs, media addresses and the likely cause of one-way audio, 32-second drops, failed registrations and codec errors.
October 3, 2026
Convert Asterisk Call Recordings to MP3 (FreePBX, Issabel)
How to convert Asterisk, FreePBX and Issabel call recordings from WAV, WAV49 and GSM to MP3: one file with ffmpeg or sox, the whole archive with a script, and every new call automatically, without breaking the call log player.
October 3, 2026