As a back up, I've installed an instance of Vicidial in the cloud through Digital Ocean. I haven't used it yet full time, as I still have my on-premise servers working. It just helps me sleep at night knowing that I have a back up for emergencies. I've tested only a few calls on this and it seems to work fine. I haven't used it full-blown yet so I don't know how well it performs with 5 concurrent users.
Droplet Requirements:
- Minimum Memory: 1 GB or higher
- Disk Space: 30 GB or higher
- OS: CentOS 6.8 x64
For the location of the server, I chose somewhere in North America, because my vendor's VOIP servers are located in United States. I figured that would help with lessening data travel time which prevents choppy calls and delayed voices. (Comment below if you think this logic is wrong.)
Afterwards I just followed the installation instructions on Ray Solomon's website. For me, it was easier to follow than the striker24x7 version. At first try, it took me the whole day, but on the second try I was able to finish in half a day. It's not entirely updated, like some of the installers of the components have a newer version, so just make sure to check the links if there are newer versions and change the download addresses accordingly.
If you find it useful and if you are happy with the outcome, check out Ray Solomon's Amazon wishlist at the bottom of his webpage. I hope he's enjoying the Bayou Seasoning Injector I sent.
P.S. When you're done installing, don't forget to set your iptables properly to block off the hackers!
P.S. When you're done installing, don't forget to set your iptables properly to block off the hackers!
Update June 2022: The Ray Solomon Website is gone but wayback machine has a copy of it, thankfully! I hope this helps you!
