Parts of a FreePBX System
There are several components that make up a FreePBX system. The main ones are outlined here.
Server
This is the system that runs FreePBX, Asterisk, and the rest of your telephony stack. Although it is possible to run this as a virtual machine, it is not recommended for production systems. Typically this is a physical machine sitting on the same LAN as your phones.
Phones
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Getting Started
Getting Started
This guide is meant for people brand new to open source IP telephony.
Contents:
- Parts of a FreePBX System
- Typical setups


