Asterisk
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6recommend
1warn against
Nov 17, 2025first mention
May 18, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I just put together my own phone exchange at home using Asterisk.”
“if you're a real PBX nerd, check Asterisk.org”
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“connect it to a Raspberry Pi with Asterisk, and any VOIP provider, to make your own PBX”
“Software wise, if you have a PBX line (which the telco will change for) you can run Asterix”
Caveats and dissent
“the only module for Asterisk isn't up to the challenge (last I checked five years ago)”
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All comments 12
“I just put together my own phone exchange at home using Asterisk.”
“the only module for Asterisk isn't up to the challenge (last I checked five years ago)”
“if you're a real PBX nerd, check Asterisk.org”
“I built a DIY system like this using Asterisk”
“I like them better than anything Asterisk based right now.”
“connect it to a Raspberry Pi with Asterisk, and any VOIP provider, to make your own PBX”
“an excuse to learn a bit more about Asterisk and telephony stuff”
“Created a system to control calls in Asterisk with AI-trained voice commands”
“Created a system to control calls in Asterisk with AI-trained voice commands”
“this Asterisk project looks really great”
“Software wise, if you have a PBX line (which the telco will change for) you can run Asterix”
“Or a full server like Asterisk if you want to tunnel the audio as well.”