Getting started

1. Quick Start with AsteriskNOW 1.x
2. Compare Asterisk software - Asterisk®, AsteriskNOW™, and Asterisk Business Edition™
3. Learn about Asterisk, its architecture and features.
4. View AsteriskNOW; GUI screenshots and screenshots of the installation process.
5. Download and install the latest release of AsteriskNOW.
6. Read resources on how to configure your first Asterisk system and how to troubleshoot.

Online documentation

The O'Reilly book, Asterisk: The Future of Telephony will walk you through the process of configuring your first Asterisk system.

Digium's Knowledge Base is a basic starting point for support and troubleshooting.

Documentation in Digium's Support Center offers basic configuration examples for Digium hardware.

Community support

Mailing Lists

Participation in the mailing lists is recommended for anyone with a serious interest in implementing or coding for Asterisk or AsteriskNOW. The list is self-moderated and the views expressed are not necessarily the views of Digium or the greater Asterisk Community. Read the rules before posting.

Real-Time Chat

The thousands of Asterisk users from around the world on the IRC Asterisk chat channel can provide useful information, advice and troubleshooting help. It is an excellent place for AsteriskNOW users to meet to discuss AsteriskNOW and receive support from knowledgeable users.

Join #asterisknow and #asterisk port 6667, on the FreeNode IRC network (irc.freenode.net).

Forums

The Forums are useful for new users to get their questions answered by other community users who choose to use the forums as a resource for communication. Most standard and basic questions have been asked, so make sure you do a search first. You will need to read the Announcments before posting.

Community tutorials and projects

Asterikast - Asterisk how-to videos
Asterisk Docs - documentation project
Asterisk Wiki - wiki project
Asterisk Guru - tutorials