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@DaggieBlanqx DaggieBlanqx commented Jan 7, 2026

This addition documents how to start FreeSWITCH using systemd after installation and how to connect to the FreeSWITCH CLI. The reason is that the service does not start automatically, accessing the event socket requires explicitly starting the service.

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While installing on Debian 12 (bookworm) on multiple servers, I came across the issue of fs_cli -rRS failing to connect the socket, then I figured that it is because Freeswitch doesn't actually start automatically.
Hence, I am adding this small fix to the documentation to make it explicit.

This addition documents how to start FreeSWITCH using systemd after installation and how to connect to the FreeSWITCH CLI. 
The reason is that the service does not start automatically, accessing the event socket requires explicitly starting the service.
@DaggieBlanqx DaggieBlanqx requested a review from a team as a code owner January 7, 2026 19:10
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