deployment
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Running the VICIdial database on its own server
Splitting MySQL onto a dedicated database server frees the telephony box for Asterisk and opens the door to replication. Here is when and how to do it.
Read postGoing from zero to a running dialer in under a minute
Pay, and in under 40 seconds you have a dedicated VPS running secured VICIdial on a branded HTTPS subdomain with root SSH. Bring your SIP carrier and start dialing.
Read postSetting up a VICIdial archive server
An archive server pulls old recordings and call logs off the dialer box so disk pressure never slows your live campaigns. Here is how to set one up.
Read postPersonalizing VICIdial after a fresh install
A fresh VICIdial install boots generic. Set the timezone, server IP, passwords, branding, and a first campaign before you ever dial a live number.
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 long a VICIdial install really takes
A clean VICIdial install runs 45 minutes if everything cooperates and a weekend if it doesn't. Here's where the time actually goes — and the managed alternative.
Read postA backup strategy for a VICIdial server
A real VICIdial backup covers three things: the database, the recordings, and the config. Here is what to dump, how often, and where to keep it.
Read postLoad balancing across VICIdial servers
Load balancing spreads agent and web traffic across telephony nodes in a VICIdial cluster. Here is what balances, what does not, and where the limits are.
Read postInstalling VICIdial: The Complete Guide
What installing VICIdial actually involves end to end: the software stack, install routes, hardware, registering the server in Admin, conf files, and going live.
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