Install Yeastar P-Series Software Edition on DigitalOcean
You can install Yeastar P-Series Software Edition on your DigitalOcean Droplet (virtual server) directly from DigitalOcean Marketplace, enabling quick deployment of Yeastar PBX without manual configuration of the deployment environment.
Video Tutorial
Prerequisites
Step 1. Install Yeastar P-Series Software Edition from DigitalOcean Marketplace
Create a DigitalOcean Droplet (virtual server) using the pre-configured Yeastar PBX image from the DigitalOcean Marketplace to install Yeastar P-Series Software Edition.
- Log in to DigitalOcean and access 'Yeastar P-Series Phone System' on DigitalOcean Marketplace.
- Click Create Yeastar P-Series Phone System
Droplet.
You will be redirected to the Droplet deployment page.
- Select the data center location for 'Yeastar P-Series Software Edition'.
- In the Choose Region section, select a region closest to you.
- In the Datacenter drop-down list, select a data center.
- In the Choose an image section, retain the selection of Yeastar P-Series Phone System.
- In the Choose Size section, specify the CPU type and
Droplet size based on the Extensions (EXT) and Concurrent Calls
(CC) of your PBX system.
- In the Droplet Type section, specify the
server's CPU type for installing Yeastar PBX.
CPU type Restriction Instruction Shared CPU (More cost-effective, but may experience performance fluctuations due to shared resources.)
Up to 1000 EXT (250 CC). Select Basic (Plan selected). Dedicated CPU (Stable performance but at a higher cost.)
No restrictions. Select the recommended option General Purpose or select an option that suits your needs. - In the CPU options section,
specify
the CPU option and select the Droplet
size.Important: Do NOT select an AMD CPU, otherwise Yeastar P-Series Software Edition will not run properly.
1-20 EXT (1-5 CC)
21-50 EXT (6-13 CC)
51-250 EXT (14-63 CC)
251-500 EXT (64-125 CC)
501-1000 EXT (126-250 CC)
EXT > 1000 (CC > 250)
vCPU 2 2 4 6 8 Contact Yeastar Memory 2 GB 4 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB Storage Call Recording Disabled 40 GB or higher
40 GB or higher
50 GB or higher
100 GB or higher
200 GB or higher
Call Recording Enabled Recommended: 1 TB Tip: 1 GB of storage holds approximately 1000 minutes of recorded calls. You can set up the storage based on your recording usage.
- In the Droplet Type section, specify the
server's CPU type for installing Yeastar PBX.
- In the Choose Authentication Method section,
configure the following settings:
- Configure the authentication method for SSH connection.
In this topic, we take the password mode as an example.
- Optional: Set up the following additional features according to your needs.
- Configure the authentication method for SSH connection.
- In the Finalize Details section, configure the
details for this Droplet.
- Quantity: Retain the default value of 1 Droplet.
- Hostname: Specify a host name to help you identify this Droplet.
- Tags: Specify a tag to help you identify this Droplet.
- Project: Specify the project for this Droplet.
- Click Create Droplet.
On the redirected page, the Droplet status shows active, indicating that the Droplet is successfully created with Yeastar P-Series Software Edition installed.
Step 2. Set up network connection for Yeastar P-Series Software Edition
- Copy the public IP address of the Droplet where the PBX is installed.Note: The IP address of the Droplet is the public IP address of the PBX.
- Open a web browser, paste the public IP address of the PBX in the address
bar, then press
Enter
.You will access the PBX web portal and enter the installation wizard of Yeastar P-Series Software Edition.
- In the LAN section, select DHCP, then click Next.
- In the pop-up window, click Yes to reboot the system
and apply the setting.Note: The reboot process may take a few minutes. During this time, you will NOT be able to access the PBX.
- After the reboot is complete, re-access the PBX web portal via its public IP address and click Next.
What to do next
- Yeastar P-Series Software Edition is inactivated and not ready for use. To activate the PBX, see Activate and Initially Set up Yeastar P-Series Software Edition.
- To ensure remote extensions can register and function properly,
and that users can access the PBX through the public URL provided in the
system email, you need to perform one of the following actions:
- Enable Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) for the PBX and allow extensions to use FQDN for remote registration
- Configure Public IP and Ports on the PBX and enable remote registration for extensions (Path: )