Install MiaRec Recorder

1. Install required packages

yum install libpcap

2. Download MiaRec installation files:

Fill the download form to request URL to MiaRec recorder installation files.

wget CONTACT_US_FOR_URL

Extract:

tar -xzvf miarec-*.tar.gz
cd miarec-*

3. Install MiaRec recorder

Copy binary file to /usr/local/bin/

cp miarec /usr/local/bin/

Copy configuration files to /etc/miarec/

mkdir /etc/miarec
cp miarec.ini /etc/miarec/
cp -r sqlconfig /etc/miarec/

Create /var/lib/miarec directory. It will be used as current directory when running MiaRec process. MiaRec process reads SOAP wsdl file from current directory and stores some temporary files there.

mkdir /var/lib/miarec
cp WebServices.wsdl /var/lib/miarec/

Create log directories

mkdir -p /var/log/miarec

Create directory for recording files

mkdir -p /var/miarec/recordings

4. Create startup script

There is a few variants of start-up scripts depending on OS and version:

• SystemD for RedHat / CentOS 7 or newer
• Upstart for RedHat /CentOS 6 and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
• Init.d script for other OS versions

5. Edit miarec.ini configuration file

vi /etc/miarec/miarec.ini

Change database connection settings (host, port, database, user, password). There are two places in INI files, where you need to edit database settings:

5.1. Module which loads configuration from database

#-----------------------------------------------------------------
#    SQLConfig
#-----------------------------------------------------------------
#  Loading configuration from SQL database
#-----------------------------------------------------------------
################################################################################
[SQLConfig]
################################################################################

#  Database Driver type.
#  Supported values: 
#    PostgreSQL
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver=PostgreSQL
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


#  Host of database server
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Host=127.0.0.1:5432
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


#  Database name
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Database=miarecdb
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


#  Username and password for accessing database. Should have write permissions.
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Username=miarec
Password=password
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.2. Module, which writes call detail records (CDRs) to database:

#-----------------------------------------------------------------
#  Configuration section for SQLCallsLog module. This module stores calls log into database
#  Supported call events:
#    start,connect,update,stop,stream_start,stream_stop
#-----------------------------------------------------------------
################################################################################
[SQLCallsLog]
################################################################################

#  Database Driver type.
#  Supported values: 
#    PostgreSQL
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver=PostgreSQL
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


#  Host of database server
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Host=127.0.0.1:5432
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


#  Database name
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Database=miarecdb
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


#  Username and password for accessing database. Should have write permissions.
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Username=miarec
Password=password
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6. Restart MiaRec service

When using Upstart:

initctl stop miarec
initctl start miarec

When using init.d or SystemD:

service miarec restart