Comments on: Virtual Paradise: An Asterisk OVF Template for VMware and VirtualBox Fans

By: WJCarpenter

WJCarpenter — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 04:14:36 +0000

I think you can ignore my earlier comments. I just re-imported the OVF again, twice, and it went as advertised both times. You said it probably meant I didn’t have an IP address when it failed. Maybe. I didn’t check that, but it was in a different network environment (work vs home).

Anyhow, sorry for the apparent false alarm.

WM: No problem. Glad you got things going. Thanks for the update.

By: Leroy L. Carley

Leroy L. Carley — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 14:37:50 +0000

Thanks for this. I installed IncrediblePBX13-Full on VMware ESXi and it works great. This is a very convenient setup. One thing I would like to see in your tutorials or as part of the installation is a way to have Incredible PBX send emails through an authenticated SMTP server. Sending through authenticated SMTP on a domain that has DKIM and SPF configured helps avoid spam filters. The way I did it for my own use is: 1. Install msmtp from the EPEL repository 2. Set msmtp global config to use an authenticated smtp server with SSL/TLS encryption 3. Edit /etc/php.ini, changing sendmail_path to "/usr/bin/msmtp -C /etc/msmtprc -t" 4. Visit the FreePBX WebUI Settings -> Advanced Settings to set Email "From:" Address in two places (Backup Module/User Management Module) to the email address of the SMTP account. This seems to work for me but I haven't extensively tested. There could be other modules that need additional configuration. Or maybe there is an easier way to do it. An "official" way of doing this would be a great help. [WM: Thanks for your comment. A couple ways to do this have been documented for years on the PIAF Forum. The quickest is a one-line mod to SendMail setting up your ISP as a SmartHost. Another option is to use your Gmail account as a relay host. It's a little more involved but is more secure and works worldwide. ]

By: WJCarpenter

WJCarpenter — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 21:50:37 +0000

I thought I'd take the OVF for a spin on VirtualBox. When imported I fired up the Full Enchilada, there was no opportunity to "Press ENTER in the VM window to start Phase II of the Incredible PBX install." When I logged on as root, there seemed to be missing scripts and some empty files. I repeated the process and got the same result. No big deal for me since I'm just going to download the ISO and start from scratch, but I thought you'd like to know. (FWIW, I didn't try the Lean and Mean OVF.) [WM: Silly question. Did you follow all of the steps in the VirtualBox portion of the tutorial? Probably means you didn't have an IP address for your VM. Did you forget to reinitialize the MAC address by checking the box?]