Chapter 2: Getting Started | FreeSWITCH Users Manual

Publisher

SignalWire

URL

https://developer.signalwire.com/freeswitch/foundations/getting-started/

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unknown

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unknown

Accessed

2026-09-24

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200

License

SignalWire documentation site terms; no open licence stated on page; no-redistribution; short excerpts and locators only

Source notes citing this source

• The FreeSWITCH configuration directory is /etc/freeswitch for a distribution-package install and /usr/local/freeswitch/conf for a default source build. in context
• The vanilla FreeSWITCH configuration sets a shared default_password of 1234 in vars.xml, and the manual says to change it before exposing FreeSWITCH to any untrusted network. in context
• Installing FreeSWITCH from the Debian/Ubuntu package repository requires a SignalWire Personal Access Token, obtained by creating a SignalWire Space and signing in. in context
• Building FreeSWITCH from the GitHub source does not require a SignalWire token. in context
• The vanilla FreeSWITCH directory defines twenty test users, extensions 1000 through 1019 in the default domain, all sharing the default password. in context

Cite this source record

APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Chapter 2: Getting Started | FreeSWITCH Users Manual. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/signalwire-fs-manual-getting-started

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-signalwire-fs-manual-getting-started,
  title  = {Chapter 2: Getting Started | FreeSWITCH Users Manual},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/signalwire-fs-manual-getting-started},
  note   = {SignalWire, accessed 2026-09-24}
}