On Feb 18, 2009, at 1:18 PM, Eric Chamberlain wrote: > Asterisk-users, > > Our two-part tutorial explaining how to use VoIP and Asterisk in > Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) has garnered quite a bit of > attention. But due to the time required to complete the many steps > needed to get up and running, some of you have asked if it is possible > to create a much simpler to install “pre-built” Asterisk EC2 > “instance.” > > In short, yes it is. And we’ve done just that for you. > > With the power of the cloud, it’s not necessary have to wait days or > hours for servers to be rebuilt. We don’t even need to start with a > server that has nothing more than an operating system on it. Someone > (Voxillans) can do all the grunt work: building, compiling, installing > software; then share the complete server with others (you). Amazon > calls this sharing Amazon Machine Images (AMIs). > > Now you have two choices, you can either build the Asterisk server > yourself, or you can use Voxilla’s pre-built image to eliminate a lot > of the heavy lifting. > > Learn more at > http://voxilla.com/2009/02/18/asterisk-on-the-cloud-with-a-click-1405 > > -- > Eric Chamberlain, Founder > RF.com - http://RF.com/
I'd like to add that this is a particularly useful image since it includes both a fairly recent version of Asterisk (1.6.0.5) and also includes functional DAHDI timers to allow MeetMe and other timing- specific apps to work correctly. I'd very much like to hear of anyone doing load testing on the small, medium, and large instances of EC2 with this image. I think it's a great way to get people working with Asterisk very quickly, and without having to compile or manage operating-system level issues to start with. It's always easier to learn to be a mechanic by starting with an assembled car and working backwards than with a pile of parts, even if ultimately you need to be able to take the parts and build the car yourself. http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/entry.jspa?externalID=2086 There are several Asterisk images on EC2 that are already available, but this one seems to have all the parts for a baseline Asterisk system without too many frills. JT --- John Todd email:[email protected] Digium, Inc. | Asterisk Open Source Community Director 445 Jan Davis Drive NW - Huntsville AL 35806 - USA direct: +1-256-428-6083 http://www.digium.com/ _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
