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Lowering your per-minute carrier cost
Practical ways to cut what you pay your SIP carrier per minute without sacrificing call quality or compliance.
Read postThe VICIfast plans explained
VICIfast offers tiered managed plans by agent count — Starter, Growth, and Scale — plus a self-hosted BYOI option. All plans are month-to-month with no long contracts, and annual billing saves roughly two months.
Read postThe VICIfast self-hosted (BYOI) plan
The VICIfast BYOI plan installs and manages VICIdial on a server you already own — your own Hetzner box, AWS instance, or on-prem hardware. You keep your compute bill; VICIfast handles the VICIdial install and management.
Read postManaged cloud VICIdial vs a DIY cloud install
Choosing between a managed VICIdial host and a self-installed cloud setup comes down to how much engineering time you want to trade for platform fees. Here is how the two paths compare.
Read postBYOI vs a fully managed VICIdial host
Comparing BYOI and a fully managed VICIdial host means weighing infrastructure control against operational simplicity — both models keep your data on a single-tenant server.
Read postKeeping your leads and recordings on your own box
When you run VICIdial on a single-tenant server you own or supply, your lead data and call recordings stay on that machine — this post explains what that means in practice and how to protect it.
Read postThe BYOI install checklist
Before a managed host can install VICIdial on your own cloud server, a handful of prerequisites need to be in place — this checklist walks through each one in order.
Read postBring-your-own-infrastructure (BYOI) VICIdial explained
BYOI lets you supply your own cloud server while a managed host installs and operates VICIdial on it, giving you control over the hardware without taking on the full installation burden.
Read postHow to run VICIdial on AWS
Running VICIdial on AWS EC2: instance sizing, the Elastic IP for the public-IP requirement, security groups for SIP and the RTP UDP range, EBS for recordings, and the cost reality.
Read postSelf-installing VICIdial vs managed hosting
Self-install gives you full control and a real learning curve. Managed hosting gives you the same VICIdial in under 40 seconds. Here's the honest trade-off.
Read postHow to run VICIdial on Hetzner Cloud
A practical walkthrough of running VICIdial on a Hetzner Cloud VPS: instance type, public IPv4, the firewall rules for SIP and RTP, snapshots, and the audio caveats.
Read postHow to run VICIdial on Google Cloud
Running VICIdial on Google Cloud Compute Engine: machine type, an external static IP, VPC firewall rules for SIP 5060 and RTP 10000-20000, persistent disk, and NAT audio.
Read postRunning VICIdial in the cloud: the complete guide
Why teams move VICIdial to the cloud, the per-provider landscape, the universal gotchas, and how BYOI and managed hosting compare for a working dialer.
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