Asterisk VoIP System
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
The guide on how to use Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with Asterisk VoIP System
- To start the server, you just need to start the VM through Azure Portal.
- To work, you must open port 5060 (UDP) in the network properties in the Azure firewall.
- Install PuTTY. You can download PuTTY from the link – https://putty.org.ru/download.html Launch PuTTY.
- Run Putty, enter the VM address in the “Host” field, and click “Open” to connect.
- In the opened console, it is necessary to enter a username and password that were specified while creating the virtual machine.
- To check that the service is running, enter the command:
> sudo systemctl status asterisk
- Press “Q” to exit the service status check.
- To enter the Asterisk service console, enter the command:
> sudo asterisk -vvvr
- To view the “Settings” or “Help” in the console of the Asterisk service, you can use the commands:
> core show settings
> core show help
This is pre-configured Asterisk v.18
You can easily modify to meet your own needs.
For further configuration of the service, please refer to the documentation at