FreePBX is a comprehensive open-source platform that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) to manage and control **Asterisk**, the most widely used open-source communication server for Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony. Designed to simplify the deployment and management of phone systems, FreePBX offers a user-friendly interface that allows both small businesses and large enterprises to build and customize their own telephony systems without requiring deep technical expertise in telecommunications or coding.

With FreePBX, users can configure and manage a wide range of telephony features, including call routing, voicemail, call recording, IVR (Interactive Voice Response) menus, conference bridges, and more. It supports a wide range of VoIP services and protocols, enabling businesses to deploy modern communication systems using SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) trunks, traditional analog lines, or a hybrid setup.

FreePBX also integrates with a variety of third-party tools and applications, allowing businesses to enhance their telephony system with additional features like call center solutions, customer relationship management (CRM) systems, and advanced reporting tools. Additionally, it includes security features such as call encryption, firewall protection, and intrusion detection to safeguard communication networks.

Popular in industries that need robust telephony solutions, FreePBX is an ideal choice for companies seeking a cost-effective, scalable, and highly customizable phone system that supports modern communication needs.

To subscribe to this product from Azure Marketplace and initiate an instance using the Azure compute service, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Azure Marketplace and subscribe to the desired product.
2. Search for “virtual machines” and select “Virtual machines” under Services.
3. Click on “Add” in the Virtual machines page, which will lead you to the Create a virtual machine page.
4. In the Basics tab:

• • Ensure the correct subscription is chosen under Project details.
  • Opt for creating a new resource group by selecting “Create new resource group” and name it as “myResourceGroup.”

5. Under Instance details:

• • Enter “myVM” as the Virtual machine name.
  • Choose “East US” as the Region.
  • Select “Ubuntu 18.04 LTS” as the Image.
  • Leave other settings as default.

6. For Administrator account:

• • Pick “SSH public key.”
  • Provide your user name and paste your public key, ensuring no leading or trailing white spaces.

7. Under Inbound port rules > Public inbound ports:

• • Choose “Allow selected ports.”
  • Select “SSH (22)” and “HTTP (80)” from the drop-down.

8. Keep the remaining settings at their defaults and click on “Review + create” at the bottom of the page.
9. The “Create a virtual machine” page will display the details of the VM you’re about to create. Once ready, click on “Create.”
10. The deployment process will take a few minutes. Once it’s finished, proceed to the next section.

To connect to the virtual machine:

1. Access the overview page of your VM and click on “Connect.”
2. On the “Connect to virtual machine” page:

• • Keep the default options for connecting via IP address over port 22.
  • A connection command for logging in will be displayed. Click the button to copy the command. Here’s an example of what the SSH connection command looks like:
    “`
    ssh [email protected]
    “`

3. Using the same bash shell that you used to generate your SSH key pair, you can either reopen the Cloud Shell by selecting >_ again

or going to https://shell.azure.com/bash.
4. Paste the SSH connection command into the shell to initiate an SSH session.

Usage/Deployment Instructions

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Note: Search product on Azure marketplace and click on “Get it now”

Click on Continue 

Click on Create 

Creating a Virtual Machine, enter or select appropriate values for zone, machine type, resource group and so on as per your choice.

After Process of Create Virtual Machine. You have got an Option Go to Resource Group 

Click Go to Resource Group

Copy the Public IP Address

Open your browser and go to the server’s URL “http://IP_Address”

Welcome to the FreePBX Administration page. Fill the details to create Admin Account and Click on Setup System

Click on FreePBX Administration and Fill admin Creds to login

Click on Continue

Choose Sound Prompts and System Language and Click on Submit button.

Welcome to FreePBX

FreePBX Dashboard

Thankyou!!