Deployment Preparation for Homer

This topic provides the prerequisites and server requirements for Homer monitoring service. You need to prepare the server environment and then contact Yeastar to proceed with the deployment.

Prerequisites

To work properly with the Homer service, ensure the following servers in your system are running the required firmware versions:

Server Requirement
YCM Server 87.17.0.22 or later
SBC Server / SBC Proxy Server 86.17.0.16 or later
PBXHub Server 85.17.0.16 or later
P-Series Cloud PBX 84.20.0.128 or later

Supported deployment options

You can deploy Homer in one of the following ways. Select an option and complete the corresponding preparations.
  • Option 1: Deploy on your YCM server
    If you choose this option, complete the following preparations:
    1. Modify your existing YCM server to meet the required specifications. For more information, see Adjust YCM server specifications.

    2. Contact Yeastar to provide the environment information and request for deployment.

  • Option 2: Deploy on a dedicated server
    If you choose this option, complete the following preparations:
    1. Prepare a new server that meets the required specifications. For more information, see Prepare a dedicated Server.

    2. Contact Yeastar to provide the environment information and request for deployment.

Adjust YCM server specifications

Configure your YCM server according to the following requirements to ensure successful Homer deployment.

Hardware requirements
Resource Requirement
CPU Intel brand, 4 vCPU (thread), 3 GHz
Memory 16 GB
Storage 500 GB
Important: Minimum 150MB/s read speed and 150MB/s write speed.
Network port requirements
Configure the firewall to open TCP ports 9080 and 5432 for inbound access from the public internet.

Prepare a dedicated Server

Hardware requirements
Resource Requirement
CPU Intel brand, 4 vCPU (thread), 3 GHz
Memory 8 GB
Storage 500 GB
Important: Minimum 150MB/s read speed and 150MB/s write speed.
Operating system requirements
Item Requirement
Version Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (64-bit)
Language English
Important: The default operating system language MUST be set to English to ensure the proper operation of the server.
Network requirements
Item Requirement
Deployment Location The server must reside within the same VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) as the other servers of the system to ensure internal communication between Homer and other components.
Public Access Assign an public IP address to the server.
Note: To provide more secure access, it is recommended to configure a domain name for the server (e.g., homer.yourcompany.com) and prepare a valid SSL/TLS certificate for the domain to enable secured access.
Firewall Rules Open TCP ports 9080 and 5432 for inbound access from the public internet.