https://ayyzenn.github.io/tags/asterisk/Recent content in Asterisk on ayyzennHugo -- 0.163.3en-usTue, 02 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://ayyzenn.github.io/posts/voip/Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://ayyzenn.github.io/posts/voip/<h2 id="what-i-built">What I Built</h2> <p>I set up a home VoIP system using <strong>Asterisk</strong> as the server and <strong>Twinkle</strong> as the softphone client. Everything here runs on <strong>Ubuntu</strong> — same network, two extensions, calls between machines.</p> <h2 id="how-voip-works">How VoIP Works</h2> <p>VoIP sends your voice as data over the internet instead of through a phone line. Cheaper than landlines, especially for long-distance — that&rsquo;s why I tried it.</p> <h2 id="asterisk-as-the-server">Asterisk as the Server</h2> <p><strong>Asterisk</strong> is the PBX — it handles call routing between extensions. I compiled it from source on Ubuntu.</p>