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Key highlights of PBXact 17
Debian OS: A move to Debian will allow PBXact customers and users to perform inline upgrades in the future as well be able to install PBXact on any public cloud Debian native image. PBXact will rely on vanilla Debian ISO images going forward which will remove the need for Sangoma to build custom ISO and custom packages, which will result in faster OS and Security updates.
PHP 8.2 Support: Keeping current with PHP support, PBXact 17 uses PHP 8.2, with security support guaranteed through until December 2026.
Asterisk 21 Support - 17 is the first PBXact version to support Asterisk 21. Included in 17 are major updates to PBXact generated dialplan to accommodate:
removal of the chan_sip sip driver
Move from the deprecated Asterisk Macro application to GoSub.
removal of the Asterisk MySQL application(s)
Updated NodeJS and Front End Libraries: Staying current with technology and security trends, PBXact17 incorporates the NodeJS v18.16 release and updates numerous front-end libraries, security improvements, including jQuery, Bootstrap, and their dependencies.
How to upgrade to PBXact 17
There is no direct upgrade path from previous PBXact versions to PBXact 17, primarily due to the complete transition to a new host operating system. PBXact 17 is now built on a clean installation of Debian 12.x.
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