Armbian 12 Bookworm FreePBX 17 Installer (ARM64)

One-click installer for Asterisk 22 LTS and FreePBX 17 on Debian 12 (ARM64).

A Github Workflow runs every 8 weeks, compiles the newest Asterisk 22 LTS release and uploads it on this repo, ensuring the installation comes with the latest official release.

FreePBX 17 & Asterisk 22 Installer

Installation

Requires a clean Armbian (Debian 12 Bookworm ARM64) installation and root access.

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/slythel2/FreePBX-17-for-Armbian-12-Bookworm/refs/heads/main/install.sh
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

Simply copy and paste.

Uninstall Script

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/slythel2/FreePBX-17-for-Armbian-12-Bookworm/refs/heads/main/uninstall.sh
chmod +x uninstall.sh
./uninstall.sh

This script completely removes the Asterisk, FreePBX, LAMP stack.

Features

• One Click Install: Every dependency Asterisk or FreePBX needs will be installed aswell.
• Fast Deployment: Uses pre-compiled Asterisk 22 artifacts to skip long compilation times.
• Solid Stack: Debian 12 (Bookworm), FreePBX 17, Asterisk 22 LTS, PHP 8.2.

Access
Web Interface: http://<YOUR_IP>/admin

MariaDB Root Password: armbianpbx

Disclaimer: This is an amateur project created with AI assistance solely for my personal workflow. I am hosting it here for my own convenience and storage.
It works for me, it should work on every ARM64 Debian 12 device but it might not work for you.

This project is NOT 100% vibe-coded. I don't have enough bash experience to create/maintain this project all on my own, but I really wanted to make this work, so I used AI assistance, mostly for debugging.

(Extra Content)

Armbian 12 Image for T95 Max+ Android TV Box

You will also find a custom Armbian image in the Releases section of this repo.

• Source: Derived from ophub builds.
• Target: T95 Max+ (Amlogic S905X3 SoC).
• Why: I included a custom auto-install script that automatically corrects paths and selects the correct options and configurations specifically for this TV box.
• Status: Heavy WIP. Not polished, but functional for this project IF YOU HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME TV BOX
• Features: 2GB swap already configured.

Instructions:

1. Burn it with Rufus or BalenaEtcher on a USB stick or SD Card
2. Remove the power cable, insert your USB stick/SD Card; there is a button at the bottom of the 3.5mm jack hole.
3. With a toothpick, apply pressure on the button until you hear a click, insert the power cable, keep the button pushed for 6-10 seconds.
4. It will automatically install and power off by itself.
5. Connect via ssh: root - 1234

Important note for the boot sequence of the TVBOX after installation:

Toothpick USB booting won't be usable anymore

You can still force USB boot by nuking the eMMC:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/mmcblk2 bs=1M count=1 && sync

and /reboot right after.

SD card boot, though, should always be the priority and boot from SD should work as far as I know.

Credits

slythel2,

ophub (for the base image),

FreePBX & Asterisk Open Source Projects.