I would like to know does 3cx support raspbain?

[Torres]

According to the official post about installing 3cx in the respberry pi
It is installed in the respbain stretch lite and it is s non gui operational system
And I want to know can it run in respbain(normal one) which are with gui and easier to use for me
Cuz it is really hard to edit text file, drag file while using ssh

 

[Evolute IT]

Yes it can

 

[cobaltit]

So if you are 'dragging' a file when using SSH then you would be editing the file on a machine other than the Pi so why the gui? You might be better of using something like winscp or another program with a GUI that will let you edit/transfer files rather than installing a GUI on the Pi.

 

[Torres]

I mean if it is debian 10, I can simply plug in the mini hdmi and connect it to a display and do file editing etc. cuz I had a really bad experience using ssh before

 

[Saqqara]

If you use the 3CX iso image for Debian, you should not have to edit / transfer any files.

If you do, as above using winscp which has a gui interface.

 

[Torres]

Yes it can

okok then I will order a respberry pi now

 

[Saqqara]

okok then I will order a respberry pi now

If you want a supported system, you need a PI 3B+ - https://www.3cx.com/docs/installing-pbx-raspberry-pi/

Currently, the version for PI 4 is in beta, and should not be used a live environment - just for testing - https://www.3cx.com/blog/releases/chrome-edge-hotfix/

 

[Torres]

Yes it can

also I would like to know how many ram is needed, is Raspberry pi 4b 4gb enough?

 

[Torres]

If you want a supported system, you need a PI 3B+ - https://www.3cx.com/docs/installing-pbx-raspberry-pi/

Currently, the version for PI 4 is in beta, and should not be used a live environment - just for testing - https://www.3cx.com/blog/releases/chrome-edge-hotfix/

That's ok because I am currently using 3cx 16 beta in my window server too

 

[Alphabetic]

Torres,

if you use WinSCP to connect to your Pi then you can edit the files easier via Windows.

https://winscp.net/eng/index.php

 

[Torres]

and the last thing I wanna know is how can I backup up my conifg in windows and restore in pi ?

 

[Saqqara]

also I would like to know how many ram is needed, is Raspberry pi 4b 4gb enough?

4GB version should be fine,

 

[Cjay]

Just an FYI: I followed the link posted by @JohnS_3CX - (post #4) in this thread https://www.3cx.com/community/threads/experiment-with-raspberry-pi-4-not-succesfull-for-now.75305/ and very easily got a test version [ 16.0.639 ] running on a 2GB pi4.

 

[Saqqara]

and the last thing I wanna know is how can I backup up my conifg in windows and restore in pi ?

Within 3CX management console, Backup and Restore - Backup - select ' License Key Information, FQDN & Conference' and the other options required.

Copy the backup to a local machine.

Switch off your windows server.

After installing 3CX on the PI, you run a wizard with a browser (info given to you on screen) - select restore from backup

 

[JohnS_3CX]

The Pi 3B+ is adequate in its current form to run up to 16 extensions and 8 simultaneous calls. The Pi 4 is obviously a much more capable platform so it should be expected to be able to run more, although you will have to wait for our next announcements before we can give you some figures.

I would not recommend a full Raspbian installation (known as Pi OS now) since this includes a lot of other services and dependencies that will eat up more resources and disk space, as well as interact with the PBX in a way that may cause problems (keep it simple, bare essentials only). Single board computers are geared towards cost effectiveness and power efficiency, so a full OS would compromise that anyway if the intended use-case is the 3CX system.

The Raspberry Pi foundation has some good material if you want to learn how to use a Pi better (including SSH which is more than adequate when talking about a purpose-built PBX system).
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/usage/terminal/README.md

Since you are interested in using a Pi, it is a very good learning tool to help you learn how to use Linux, and there are countless resources online that answer frequent questions when you use keywords such as Pi or Debian in your searches

Note: Pi OS or Raspbian, is version of Debian Linux for the Raspberry Pi computers, and almost everything you can search for Debian online is knowledge you can also use on a Pi.

Enjoy!

 

[Torres]

The Pi 3B+ is adequate in its current form to run up to 16 extensions and 8 simultaneous calls. The Pi 4 is obviously a much more capable platform so it should be expected to be able to run more, although you will have to wait for our next announcements before we can give you some figures.

I would not recommend a full Raspbian installation (known as Pi OS now) since this includes a lot of other services and dependencies that will eat up more resources and disk space, as well as interact with the PBX in a way that may cause problems (keep it simple, bare essentials only). Single board computers are geared towards cost effectiveness and power efficiency, so a full OS would compromise that anyway if the intended use-case is the 3CX system.

The Raspberry Pi foundation has some good material if you want to learn how to use a Pi better (including SSH which is more than adequate when talking about a purpose-built PBX system).
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/usage/terminal/README.md

Since you are interested in using a Pi, it is a very good learning tool to help you learn how to use Linux, and there are countless resources online that answer frequent questions when you use keywords such as Pi or Debian in your searches

Note: Pi OS or Raspbian, is version of Debian Linux for the Raspberry Pi computers, and almost everything you can search for Debian online is knowledge you can also use on a Pi.

Enjoy!

Thanks for your detailed reply, maybe I will try to install 3cx in full Pi os first and see that is there any problem with compatibility and if there are, and I will simply reinstall it with the lite version.

 

[JohnS_3CX]

Please note that this is not supported by 3CX, specifically we will only support the image file linked in our guide. https://www.3cx.com/docs/installing-pbx-raspberry-pi/#h.jwe6hv6da6l

If you want to try that anyway (which I still think is not a good idea), make sure this is just a test-PBX and not the one you will use for your business environment.