[asterisk-users] Small PC to build and run Asterisk

[John Ervin]

How limited are you in the no-no category when using a small machine 
like this.  Do you set you system to prevent transcoding?  Does it 
prevent conferencing?  Just curious.  I kind of like those features but 
love the idea of the small machines.

On 06/14/2010 07:37 AM, Chris Bagnall wrote:
>> I'm looking to build an Asterisk box that can run at a remote
>> location.
>>      
> We've used the Asus eeeBox (desktop version of their little netbooks) quite
> successfully in past projects: Atom 1.6, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD.
>
> Generally we run Gentoo Linux with Asterisk 1.4.<latest>, but no reason why
> you couldn't run another version you're more comfortable with.
>
> For 3 concurrent calls, even a machine of this spec might be overkill, but
> it's a good general-purpose server to have on-site at a remote location and
> might be useful for other things (general fileserver, rsync backup server,
> etc.).
>
> The eeeBox also has the advantage of being cheap (quite probably cheaper
> than smaller/lower power units), which means keeping a spare around in case
> of hardware failure isn't an unrealistic option.
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris
>
>    


-- 
John F. Ervin
Central Florida TeleSource
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