[asterisk-users] [1.4] Minimal installation?

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 03:20:03PM +0200, Gilles wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'd like to run Asterisk on an embedded device, where space is scarce.
> It should be able to handle calls from a VoIP provider in SIP, calls
> from the PSTN through Dahdi, and voicemail.
> 
> If someone's already done this, I'd like to know which
> directories/files are required for a basic install?
> 
> Does this look right?
> =================
> /bin/asterisk

/usr/sbin , normally. But just the same.

> 
> /etc/asterisk/
> 	asterisk.conf
> 	logger.conf
> 	modules.conf
> 	sip.conf
> 	extensions.conf
> 	voicemail.conf

Config files don't take that much space. Strip out comments and empty
lines from the "sample" config files. Something along the lines of:

  sed -i -e 's/;.*//' -e '/^ *$/d' /etc/asterisk/*.conf

> 	
> /etc/init.d/asterisk
> 
> /usr/lib/asterisk/modules/

Be sure to only include the ones you need. Finding which exactly may be
tricky.

> 
> /var/lib/asterisk/agi-bin/moh -> /var/lib/asterisk/sounds/moh
> /var/lib/asterisk/sounds/

Only the ones you need .

> /var/lib/asterisk/agi-bin/static-http/

If you actually use the asterisk httpd .

> 
> /var/spool/asterisk/
> =================

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