Hi All,
If you are thinking of running 3CX on a Raspberry Pi you will find the instructions here. One of the first things that you need to do is download an image of "Raspbian Stretch Lite". The problem is that "Stretch" has been replaced by "Buster" and if you download the "Raspbian Buster Lite" image and try to install 3CX it will not work. After a lot of searching around I found "Raspbian Stretch Lite" and have uploaded it onto my OneDrive here for anybody to download as I'm not sure how long it will stay on the original link from where I found it before it gets replaced by Buster. However, if anyone's interested it's here.
One thing to make life easier when doing this, I would recommend that you download a copy of PuTTY and log into your Pi to speed up the installation process.
In the instructions after you have Set the Hostname and before you select <Finish> go to 5 Interfacing Options > P2 SSH. At the "Would you like the SSH server to be enabled?" message, TAB to <Yes> and ENTER and after "The SSH server is enabled" message, ENTER, then TAB to <Finish> and follow the instructions to reboot.
Once you have rebooted you can log into your Pi using PuTTY and do everything from there. To make it easy you can highlight each command, Right Click and Copy, Right Click in PuTTY and the text will be instantly inserted, no need to paste. Press ENTER and the command will be executed.
I received my Pi 3b+ this morning and after I had found the correct "Stretch" image I had the PBX up and running in half an hour.
For those wanting to use a Pi 4
In my investigations today I have discovered that the Pi 4 needs "Buster" to run properly. I'm not an expert on everything Pi by any means but it's something to do with video drivers as the 4 has two HDMI ports. They are not supported under "Stretch" and 3CX doesn't currently support "Buster". I don't know if a 4 will run "Stretch" headless or not but at the early part of the setup you need to have a keyboard and screen attached to your Pi. I haven't investigated this any further but I thought I'd pass it on for anybody thinking about using a Pi 4
- Neil
If you are thinking of running 3CX on a Raspberry Pi you will find the instructions here. One of the first things that you need to do is download an image of "Raspbian Stretch Lite". The problem is that "Stretch" has been replaced by "Buster" and if you download the "Raspbian Buster Lite" image and try to install 3CX it will not work. After a lot of searching around I found "Raspbian Stretch Lite" and have uploaded it onto my OneDrive here for anybody to download as I'm not sure how long it will stay on the original link from where I found it before it gets replaced by Buster. However, if anyone's interested it's here.
One thing to make life easier when doing this, I would recommend that you download a copy of PuTTY and log into your Pi to speed up the installation process.
In the instructions after you have Set the Hostname and before you select <Finish> go to 5 Interfacing Options > P2 SSH. At the "Would you like the SSH server to be enabled?" message, TAB to <Yes> and ENTER and after "The SSH server is enabled" message, ENTER, then TAB to <Finish> and follow the instructions to reboot.
Once you have rebooted you can log into your Pi using PuTTY and do everything from there. To make it easy you can highlight each command, Right Click and Copy, Right Click in PuTTY and the text will be instantly inserted, no need to paste. Press ENTER and the command will be executed.
I received my Pi 3b+ this morning and after I had found the correct "Stretch" image I had the PBX up and running in half an hour.
For those wanting to use a Pi 4
In my investigations today I have discovered that the Pi 4 needs "Buster" to run properly. I'm not an expert on everything Pi by any means but it's something to do with video drivers as the 4 has two HDMI ports. They are not supported under "Stretch" and 3CX doesn't currently support "Buster". I don't know if a 4 will run "Stretch" headless or not but at the early part of the setup you need to have a keyboard and screen attached to your Pi. I haven't investigated this any further but I thought I'd pass it on for anybody thinking about using a Pi 4
- Neil
. I haven't ordered a Pi 4 yet to test but you should be able to do a headless install just fine. Instructions are here under Step 3:
