The Basics Of Building Kamailio From Source Using CMake

Building Kamailio From Source Using CMake - ToC

This guide will walk you through the process of building Kamailio from source using CMake.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:

For building core Kamailio:

  • Git
  • CMake (version 3.10 or higher)
  • GCC (GNU Compiler Collection)
  • Bison and Flex (for parsing)

For additional features (CMake will error or warn if a library is not found):

  • MySQL or PostgreSQL (for database support) (optional)
  • OpenSSL (for TLS support) (optional)
  • libxml2 (for XML support) (optional)
  • many more (check each module's documentation for specific requirements)

Building Kamailio

  1. Clone the Kamailio repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio.git
  1. Navigate to the Kamailio directory:
cd kamailio

Using CMake commands

  1. Create the build directory if it doesn't exist and cofigure the project:

    cmake -S . -B build # `-S .` where is the CMakeLists.txt file, `-B build` where to put the build files

  2. Build the project:

cmake --build build
  1. Install the project:
sudo cmake --install build

Or using make commands

  1. Create a build directory (you can name it whatever you want) and navigate to it:
mkdir build
cd build
  1. Run CMake to generate the build files:
cmake ..
  1. Build the project:
make
  1. Install the project:
sudo make install

Kamailio should now be installed on your system (default path is /usr/local/sbin/kamailio).

You can start it using the following command: (you may need to use sudo if you installed it in a system directory and use system files)

kamailio -f /usr/local/etc/kamailio/kamailio.cfg

Congratulations! You have successfully built and installed Kamailio from source using CMake.