External Recordings Server

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Configuration

External Recordings Server allows to convert and store Recordings in external server thus increasing storage space on switch server (Asterisk). It will also reduce load on switch server because wav to mp3 convertion is executed in external server.


NOTE: Configuration applies ONLY for fresh CentOS server.

Configuration in GUI

External Recordings Server can be configured in Recordings -> Settings

Recordings external server.png

Check 'User external Server' checkbox, enter external server IP, SSH port and login username.

NOTE: make sure that servers are configured with SSH keys! Login by password will not work for External Recordings Server.


Configuration in External Recordings server

1. Dowload sources:

 yum -y install subversion
 svn co http://svn.kolmisoft.com/mor/install_script/trunk/ /usr/src/mor

2. Install GNU Compiler Collection:

 yum -y install gcc

3. Install Wget:

 yum -y install wget

4. Install Apache:

 /usr/src/mor/x8/gui/apache_install.sh
 /usr/src/mor/x8/gui/apache_uid_fix.sh
 iptables -F
 /etc/init.d/iptables save

5. Install MySQL:

 /usr/src/mor/x8/mysql/mysql_install.sh

6. Create needed directories and permissions:

 mkdir -p /var/log/mor
 chmod 777 -R /var/log/mor
 mkdir -p /etc/mor/
 mkdir -p /var/lib/asterisk/agi-bin/
 mkdir -p /usr/local/mor/recordings/
 chmod 777 -R /usr/local/mor/

7. Install scripts:

 cd /usr/src/mor/x8/scripts/
 gcc -Wall -Wunused -g -I/usr/include/mysql mor_record_remote.c -o mor_record_remote -lmysqlclient -lnsl -lm -lz -L/usr/lib/mysql -L/usr/lib64/mysql
 cp -fr mor_record_remote /usr/local/mor
 rm -rf mor_record_control
 gcc -Wall -g -I/usr/include/mysql mor_record_control.c -o mor_record_control -lmysqlclient -lnsl -lm -lz -L/usr/lib/mysql -L/usr/lib64/mysql
 cp -fr mor_record_control /usr/local/mor

8. Install Lame:

 /usr/src/mor/x8/helpers/lame_install.sh

9. Symlink directories:

 ln -s /usr/local/mor/recordings /var/www/html/recordings

10. Create configuration files:

 cd /etc/mor/

Create file:

 vi system.conf

Enter:

 # database connection settings
 dbhost = Database_server_IP
 dbname = mor
 dbuser = mor
 dbsecret = mor
 dbport = 3306

Save file.

 cd /var/lib/asterisk/agi-bin/

Create file:

 vi mor.conf

Enter:

 host = Database_server_IP
 db = mor
 user = mor
 secret = mor
 port = 3306

Save file.

11. Edit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Change from:

 <Directory />
     Options FollowSymLinks
     AllowOverride None
 </Directory>

To:

 <Directory />
     Options FollowSymLinks
     AllowOverride All
 </Directory>

And change from:

 # AllowOverride controls what directives may be placed in .htaccess files.
 # It can be "All", "None", or any combination of the keywords:
 #   Options FileInfo AuthConfig Limit
 #
     AllowOverride None

To:

     AllowOverride All

12. Run:

 chcon -R -h -t httpd_sys_content_t /var/www/html/recordings/
 service httpd restart

13. Edit /etc/selinux/config

Change from:

 SELINUX=enforcing

To:

 SELINUX=disable

14. Reboot server:

 reboot


Configuration in Database server

In Database Server create MySQL user for External Recordings Server:

 CREATE USER 'mor'@'IP_OF_RECORDINGS_SERVER' IDENTIFIED BY 'mor';
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `mor`.* TO 'mor'@'IP_OF_RECORDINGS_SERVER' WITH GRANT OPTION ;


Troubleshooting

If Recordings are not displayed in GUI check the following log files in both servers:

/var/log/mor/mor_record_file.log
/var/log/mor/record_file.log