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How to install Kannel in Centos 7?

  August 07, 2018    

Introduction

This article is to give an overview to install Kannel as SMS gateway with MySQL Support.

Description

In this article, we are installing latest Kannel version 1.4.4 in Centos 7.

Methodology

Before starting installation Process, Install some of the dependencies of Kannel:
$ sudo yum update
$ sudo yum groupinstall "Development tools" -y
$ sudo yum install libxml2-devel
 
Following is the step by step guide for installing Kannel from source.

Step # 1

Download and extract FreeSWITCH source:
$ cd /usr/local/src/
$ sudo wget http://www.kannel.org/download/1.4.4/gateway-1.4.4.tar.gz
$ sudo tar -zxvf gateway-1.4.4.tar.gz

Step # 2

Compile & Install Kannel with MySQL support:
$ cd /usr/local/src/gateway-1.4.4
$ sudo ./configure  --prefix=/etc/kannel --enable-start-stop-daemon
$ sudo make
$ sudo make install

Step # 3

Create path for SMSCs, logs and PID files:
$ sudo mkdir /etc/kannel/smscs
$ sudo mkdir /etc/kannel/logs
$ sudo mkdir /etc/kannel/run

Step # 4

Create main configuration file for Kannel i.e. kannel.conf
$ sudo vi /etc/kannel/kannel.conf
# kannel.conf
group = core
dlr-storage = internal
admin-port = 14000
admin-password = <admin-password>
status-password = <status-password>
admin-allow-ip = '*.*.*.*'
smsbox-port = 14004
log-level = 0
log-file = "/etc/kannel/logs/kannel.log"
box-allow-ip = "*.*.*.*"
 
# SMSC CONNECTIONS
# Here you can add as many SMSC you want and it will he easy to disable any SMSC
include = "/etc/kannel/smscs/smsc01.conf"
 
group = smsbox
smsbox-id = BOX1
bearerbox-host = X.X.X.X
sendsms-port = 14013
log-file = "/etc/kannel/logs/smsbox.log"
log-level = 0
access-log = "/etc/kannel/logs/access.log"
 
group = smsbox-route
smsbox-id = BOX1
smsc-id = SMSC01    
 
# For Receiving SMS
group = sms-service
keyword = default
catch-all = yes
max-messages = 0
#get-url = "http://localhost/sms.php?ORIGINATOR=%p&RECEIVER=%P&SMS=%a&SOURCE_PRV=%o"
 
# For Sending SMS
group = sendsms-user
username = <set-username-for-sending-sms>
password = <set-password-for-sending-sms>
#dlr-url = "http://someurl?"
default-smsc = SMSC01
concatenation= true
max-messages = 2
#forced-smsc = "SMSC01"

Step # 5

Create an SMSC file for the kannel
$ sudo vi /etc/kannel/smscs/smsc1.conf
 
group = smsc
smsc = smpp
smsc-id = SMSC01
host = <smsc-host>
port = <smsc-port>
system-id = <username>
smsc-password = <password>
system-type = SMPP
transceiver-mode = true
enquire-link-interval=30
reconnect-delay=10
interface-version=34
log-file = "/etc/kannel/logs/smsc01.log"
allowed-smsc-id = SMSC01

Step # 6

Create kannel init script:
$ sudo touch /etc/init.d/kannel
$ sudo chmod a+x /etc/init.d/kannel
$ sudo vi /etc/init.d/kannel

Add following code in init script of kannel:
#!/bin/sh
# Start/stop the Kannel boxes: One bearer box and one WAP box.
 
# This is the default init.d script for Kannel.  Its configuration is
# appropriate for a small site running Kannel on one machine.
 
# Make sure that the Kannel binaries can be found in $BOXPATH or somewhere
# else along $PATH.  run_kannel_box has to be in $BOXPATH.
 
BOXPATH=/etc/kannel/sbin
PIDFILES=/etc/kannel/run
CONFDIR=/etc/kannel
CONF=$CONFDIR/kannel.conf
 
USER=kannel
VERSION=""
#VERSION="-0.12.4"
 
RB=$BOXPATH/run_kannel_box$VERSION
BB=$BOXPATH/bearerbox$VERSION
WB=$BOXPATH/wapbox$VERSION
SB=$BOXPATH/smsbox$VERSION
SSD=$BOXPATH/start-stop-daemon$VERSION
 
PATH=$BOXPATH:$PATH
 
# On Debian, the most likely reason for the bearerbox not being available
# is that the package is in the "removed" or "unconfigured" state, and the
# init.d script is still around because it's a conffile.  This is normal,
# so don't generate any output.
#test -x $BOXPATH/$BB || exit 0
 
case "$1" in
  start)
    echo -n "Starting WAP gateway: bearerbox"
    $SSD --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILES/kannel_bearerbox.pid --exec $RB -- --pidfile $PIDFILES/kannel_bearerbox.pid $BB -- $CONF
    echo -n " smsbox"
    $SSD --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILES/kannel_smsbox.pid --exec $RB -- --pidfile $PIDFILES/kannel_smsbox.pid $SB -- $CONF
    echo "."
    ;;
 
  stop)
    echo -n "Stopping WAP gateway: "
    echo -n " smsbox"
    $SSD --stop --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILES/kannel_smsbox.pid --exec $RB
    echo -n " bearerbox"
    $SSD --stop --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILES/kannel_bearerbox.pid --exec $RB
    echo "."
    ;;
 
  status)
    CORE_CONF=$(grep -r 'group[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*core' $CONFDIR | cut -d: -f1)
    ADMIN_PORT=$(grep '^admin-port' $CORE_CONF | sed "s/.*=[[:space:]]*//")
    ADMIN_PASS=$(grep '^admin-password' $CORE_CONF | sed "s/.*=[[:space:]]*//")
    STATUS_URL="http://127.0.0.1:${ADMIN_PORT}/status.txt?password=${ADMIN_PASS}"
    lynx -source $STATUS_URL
    ;;
 
  reload)
    # We don't have support for this yet.
    exit 1
    ;;
 
  restart|force-reload)
    $0 stop
    sleep 1
    $0 start
    ;;
 
  *)
    echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|reload|restart|force-reload}"
    exit 1
 
esac
 
exit 0

Step # 7

Starting kannel:
$ sudo service kannel start
Starting WAP gateway: bearerbox smsbox.

Verifying kannel Status
$ ps aux | grep kannel
 
root      2233  0.0  0.0  53172   684 ?        Ss   21:04   0:00 /etc/kannel/sbin/run_kannel_box --pidfile /etc/kannel/run/kannel_bearerbox.pid /etc/kannel/sbin/bearerbox -- /etc/kannel/kannel.conf
root      2235  0.0  0.1 384412  5712 ?        Sl   21:04   0:00 /etc/kannel/sbin/bearerbox -v 4 -- /etc/kannel/kannel.conf
root      2236  0.0  0.0  53172   744 ?        Ss   21:04   0:00 /etc/kannel/sbin/run_kannel_box --pidfile /etc/kannel/run/kannel_smsbox.pid /etc/kannel/sbin/smsbox -- /etc/kannel/kannel.conf
root     15412  0.0  0.1 377076  4120 ?        Sl   21:47   0:00 /etc/kannel/sbin/smsbox -v 4 -- /etc/kannel/kannel.conf
 
$ netstat -pln | grep box
 
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:14013               0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      15412/smsbox       
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:14000               0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      2235/bearerbox     
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:14004               0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      2235/bearerbox

Now Kannel v1.4.4 has been successfully installed in Centos 7.

Step # 8

Check Kannel status

Following is the URL to send SMS via Kannel:

   / / / / / /

  18 Comments

18 comments:

  1. Unknown5 April 2019 at 02:16

    thanks, you have been great help

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  2. gpdas25 April 2019 at 05:21

    I think only one printing mistake is there in kannel.conf
    Instead of include = "/etc/kannel/smscs/smsc01.conf"
    it should be include = "/etc/kannel/smscs/smsc1.conf"
    Of course I have not yet fully configured it.
    curl 'http://X.X.X.X:14000/status?password=:14013; Connection refused.
    Please Help

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    1. Mehroz Anjum11 May 2019 at 17:50

      This comment has been removed by the author.

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    2. Mehroz Anjum11 May 2019 at 17:54

      Same problem here although i was installing 1.4.5 and installed and configured entire kannel.conf to work with gsm modem. But after finishing installation i tried curl request but it failed i checked firewald multiple time all the required ports were opened on both tcp and udp but smsbox and bearerbox was not listening on those ports. And then I dont know how suddenly kennel started working for few minutes after that it failed again when i restarted the service. Checked kannel.conf & firewal rules multiple times but no luck. Now i am starting again from scratch to see where it went wrong.

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  3. gpdas25 April 2019 at 05:23

    Status is showing OK in curl command.
    But while sending SMS it shows, connection refused.
    Please Help.

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    1. Mehroz Anjum11 May 2019 at 17:59

      Check smsbox configurations in kannel.conf and check if the port is not closed.. Connection refused usually means no process is listing on that port. To confirm this try this command as root:

      netstat -nlp | grep box

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    2. Mehroz Anjum11 May 2019 at 18:01

      Sorry its

      netstat -pln | grep box

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  4. Mehroz Anjum10 May 2019 at 10:18

    In the post you are stating that you are installing kennel with mysql support but instead you are compiling it without mysql support.

    This line
    ./configure --prefix=/etc/kannel --enable-start-stop-daemon
    ./configure --prefix=/etc/kannel --enable-start-stop-daemon --with-mysql

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  5. Mehroz Anjum10 May 2019 at 10:21

    *
    This line:
    ./configure --prefix=/etc/kannel --enable-start-stop-daemon

    Should be:
    ./configure --prefix=/etc/kannel --enable-start-stop-daemon --with-mysql

    Kindly fix this in the post as it can be little bit problematic for script kiddies like me.

    But Anyways thanks for this post I am currently following this to install kennel on a test build.

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  6. Adit7 July 2019 at 04:57

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  7. Unknown18 September 2019 at 08:34


    Hello
    I have a question, I need some help
    => I need a solution that allows the user when he connects to a wifi guest to enter your number after receiving a code for access, a captive portal with SMS Gateway

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  8. BRG6 October 2019 at 16:27

    Hi guys i want to ask question how to connect coz

    ill try to run this command

    curl 'http://myip:14000/status?password='

    and then the result is

    curl: (7) couldn't connect to host

    how to fix this thanks.

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    1. Adugna Gizaw10 June 2020 at 18:01

      change 14000, 15000 there is port issue to be handled

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  9. love varshney20 October 2019 at 23:11

    Hi all run this command
    curl 'http://localhost:13000/status?password=*****'
    and result is
    Denied

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  10. Unknown9 April 2020 at 01:19

    Hello,when i was restarting the kannel service it ws throwing error as :

    Starting WAP gateway: bearerbox/etc/init.d/kannel: line 36: /usr/local/sbin/start-stop-daemon: No such file or directory
    smsbox/etc/init.d/kannel: line 38: /usr/local/sbin/start-stop-daemon: No such file or directory.
    And run_kannel_box ,wapbox,smsbox,bearerbox was in the directory /usr/local/sbin and boxpath was also in same directory.What could be error?It's searching for some file or directory?Can u please help me to figure out this problem?

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  11. Muhammad Atif6 May 2020 at 05:20

    "sudo make" giving below error:


    sudo make
    gcc -std=gnu99 -D_REENTRANT=1 -I. -Igw -g -O2 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=600 -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_LARGE_FILES= -I/usr/include/libxml2 -o wmlscript/wsgram.o -c wmlscript/wsgram.c
    y.tab.c:350:5: error: conflicting types for âws_yy_parseâ
    In file included from wmlscript/wsgram.y:15:0:
    ./wmlscript/wsint.h:296:5: note: previous declaration of âws_yy_parseâ was here
    int ws_yy_parse(void *context);
    ^
    wmlscript/wsgram.c:63:25: error: conflicting types for âws_yy_parseâ
    #define yyparse ws_yy_parse
    ^
    y.tab.c:1510:1: note: in expansion of macro âyyparseâ
    In file included from wmlscript/wsgram.y:15:0:
    ./wmlscript/wsint.h:296:5: note: previous declaration of âws_yy_parseâ was here
    int ws_yy_parse(void *context);
    ^
    wmlscript/wsgram.y: In function âws_yy_parseâ:
    wmlscript/wsgram.y:122:23: error: âpctxâ undeclared (first use in this function)
    { ws_error_syntax(pctx, @1.first_line); }
    ^
    wmlscript/wsgram.y:122:23: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
    make: *** [wmlscript/wsgram.o] Error 1

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    1. Unknown3 June 2020 at 20:41

      Help
      curl http://localhost:13013/cgi-bin/sendsms?username=tester&password=foobar&from=100&to=2121&text=hello

      ]# Authorization failed for sendsms

      [1] 13295
      [2] 13296
      [3] 13297
      [4] 13298
      [2] Done password=foobar
      [3]- Done from=100
      root@vps-206622.smartmo.xyz [test]# Authorization failed for sendsms
      [1]- Done curl http://localhost:13013/cgi-bin/sendsms?username=tester
      [4]+ Done to=2121

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