vars.xml
About
FreeSWITCH™ vars.xml contains some variables used throughout the system. This is the first place to start when configuring a new installation.
This file and all config files can be reloaded to a running FreeSWITCH with the fs_cli command reloadxml which is function key F6 by default.
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Location
The root directory of FreeSWITCH configuration files can be discovered by executing the following fs_cli command:
eval $${conf\_dir}
This will print out the directory that contains vars.xml and is the top level for the autoload_configs, dialplan, directory, and sip_profiles child directories where most of your configuration will be done, if you only use XML files.
Important Variables
Notable variables defined in vars.xml include:
- outbound_caller_name - Name shown in phones when you make outbound calls
- outbound_caller_number - Number shown in phones when you make outbound calls
- domain - IP address or DNS name that entries in the user directory register. This is typically FreeSWITCH itself.
- external_rtp_ip and external_sip_ip - Public IP addresses of this FreeSWITCH system. Safest to use an IP address rather than DNS, in case a device can't resolve the domain.
Commenting
You can not comment out an X-PRE-PROCESS line as the parser looks specifically for that string. Instead, either change the beginning to <YX-PRE-PROCESS... or just delete the line entirely. First, be certain to copy the original file as a backup.
Variable Types
Related info from the FreeSwitch FAQ:
Q: What is the difference between using a ${var} and $${var} in the configuration files?
A: The ${var} is expanded as it is encountered in the dialplan. The $${var} with double dollar signs is used as a pre-processor variable and is expanded when the configuration files are loaded at start time or by the reloadxml fs_cli command. See vars.xml in the $${conf\_dir} folder for more information.
Predefined variables
The following variables are set dynamically - calculated if possible by FreeSWITCH™ - and are available to the config as $${variable}.
You can see their calculated value via fs_cli by executing eval $${variable}
hostname
local_ip_v4
local_mask_v4
local_ip_v6
switch_serial
base_dir
recordings_dir
sound_prefix
sounds_dir
core_uuid
zrtp_enabled
nat_public_addr
nat_private_addr
nat_type
The -nonat switch eliminates the nat_xxx variables above since it disables NAT (Network Address Translation) between your private and public IP addresses.
The following default vars.xml file was taken from FreeSWITCH 1.10.4 from the middle of 2020 (the year of Hell).
vars.xml
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<include>
<!-- Preprocessor Variables
These are introduced when configuration strings must be consistent across modules.
NOTICE: YOU CAN NOT COMMENT OUT AN X-PRE-PROCESS line, Remove the line instead.
WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
YOU SHOULD CHANGE THIS default_password value if you don't want to be subject to any
toll fraud in the future. It's your responsibility to secure your own system.
This default config is used to demonstrate the feature set of FreeSWITCH.
WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
-->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="default_password=1234"/>
<!-- Did you change it yet? -->
<!--
The following variables are set dynamically - calculated if possible by freeswitch - and
are available to the config as $${variable}. You can see their calculated value via fs_cli
by entering eval $${variable}
hostname
local_ip_v4
local_mask_v4
local_ip_v6
switch_serial
base_dir
recordings_dir
sound_prefix
sounds_dir
conf_dir
log_dir
run_dir
db_dir
mod_dir
htdocs_dir
script_dir
temp_dir
grammar_dir
certs_dir
storage_dir
cache_dir
core_uuid
zrtp_enabled
nat_public_addr
nat_private_addr
nat_type
-->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="sound_prefix=$${sounds_dir}/en/us/callie"/>
<!--<Z-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="sound_prefix=$${sounds_dir}/en/us/allison"/> -->
<!--
This setting is what sets the default domain FreeSWITCH will use if all else fails.
FreeSWICH will default to $${local_ip_v4} unless changed. Changing this setting does
affect the sip authentication. Please review conf/directory/default.xml for more
information on this topic.
-->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="domain=$${local_ip_v4}"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="domain_name=$${domain}"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="hold_music=local_stream://moh"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="use_profile=external"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="rtp_sdes_suites=AEAD_AES_256_GCM_8|AEAD_AES_256_GCM|AEAD_AES_128_GCM_8|AEAD_AES_128_GCM|AES_256_CM_HMAC_SHA1_80|AES_192_CM_HMAC_SHA1_80|AES_CM_128_HMAC_SHA1_80|AES_256_CM_HMAC_SHA1_32|AES_192_CM_HMAC_SHA1_32|AES_CM_128_HMAC_SHA1_32|AES_CM_128_NULL_AUTH"/>
<!--
Enable ZRTP globally you can override this on a per channel basis
http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/ZRTP (on how to enable zrtp)
-->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="zrtp_secure_media=true"/>
<!--
NOTICE: When using SRTP it's critical that you do not offer or accept
variable bit rate codecs, doing so would leak information and possibly
compromise your SRTP stream. (FS-6404)
Supported SRTP Crypto Suites:
AEAD_AES_256_GCM_8
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This algorithm is identical to AEAD_AES_256_GCM (see Section 5.2 of
[RFC5116]), except that the tag length, t, is 8, and an
authentication tag with a length of 8 octets (64 bits) is used.
An AEAD_AES_256_GCM_8 ciphertext is exactly 8 octets longer than its
corresponding plaintext.
AEAD_AES_128_GCM_8
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This algorithm is identical to AEAD_AES_128_GCM (see Section 5.1 of
[RFC5116]), except that the tag length, t, is 8, and an
authentication tag with a length of 8 octets (64 bits) is used.
An AEAD_AES_128_GCM_8 ciphertext is exactly 8 octets longer than its
corresponding plaintext.
AES_CM_256_HMAC_SHA1_80 | AES_CM_192_HMAC_SHA1_80 | AES_CM_128_HMAC_SHA1_80
____________________________________________________________________________
AES_CM_128_HMAC_SHA1_80 is the SRTP default AES Counter Mode cipher
and HMAC-SHA1 message authentication with an 80-bit authentication
tag. The master-key length is 128 bits and has a default lifetime of
a maximum of 2^48 SRTP packets or 2^31 SRTCP packets, whichever comes
first.
AES_CM_256_HMAC_SHA1_32 | AES_CM_192_HMAC_SHA1_32 | AES_CM_128_HMAC_SHA1_32
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This crypto-suite is identical to AES_CM_128_HMAC_SHA1_80 except that
the authentication tag is 32 bits. The length of the base64-decoded key and
salt value for this crypto-suite MUST be 30 octets i.e., 240 bits; otherwise,
the crypto attribute is considered invalid.
AES_CM_128_NULL_AUTH
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The SRTP default cipher (AES-128 Counter Mode), but to use no authentication
method. This policy is NOT RECOMMENDED unless it is unavoidable; see
Section 7.5 of [RFC3711].
SRTP variables that modify behaviors based on direction/leg:
rtp_secure_media
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possible values:
mandatory - Accept/Offer SAVP negotiation ONLY
optional - Accept/Offer SAVP/AVP with SAVP preferred
forbidden - More useful for inbound to deny SAVP negotiation
false - implies forbidden
true - implies mandatory
default if not set is accept SAVP inbound if offered.
rtp_secure_media_inbound | rtp_secure_media_outbound
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This is the same as rtp_secure_media, but would apply to either inbound
or outbound offers specifically.
How to specify crypto suites:
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By default without specifying any crypto suites FreeSWITCH will offer
crypto suites from strongest to weakest accepting the strongest each
endpoint has in common. If you wish to force specific crypto suites you
can do so by appending the suites in a comma separated list in the order
that you wish to offer them in.
Examples:
rtp_secure_media=mandatory:AES_CM_256_HMAC_SHA1_80:AES_CM_256_HMAC_SHA1_32
rtp_secure_media=true:AES_CM_256_HMAC_SHA1_80:AES_CM_256_HMAC_SHA1_32
rtp_secure_media=optional:AES_CM_256_HMAC_SHA1_80
rtp_secure_media=true:AES_CM_256_HMAC_SHA1_80
Additionally you can narrow this down on either inbound or outbound by
specifying as so:
rtp_secure_media_inbound=true:AEAD_AES_256_GCM_8
rtp_secure_media_inbound=mandatory:AEAD_AES_256_GCM_8
rtp_secure_media_outbound=true:AEAD_AES_128_GCM_8
rtp_secure_media_outbound=optional:AEAD_AES_128_GCM_8
rtp_secure_media_suites
____________________________________________________________________________
Optionaly you can use rtp_secure_media_suites to dictate the suite list
and only use rtp_secure_media=[optional|mandatory|false|true] without having
to dictate the suite list with the rtp_secure_media* variables.
-->
<!--
Examples of codec options: (module must be compiled and loaded)
codecname[@8000h|16000h|32000h[@XXi]]
XX is the frame size must be multples allowed for the codec
FreeSWITCH can support 10-120ms on some codecs.
We do not support exceeding the MTU of the RTP packet.
iLBC@30i - iLBC using mode=30 which will win in all cases.
DVI4@8000h@20i - IMA ADPCM 8kHz using 20ms ptime. (multiples of 10)
DVI4@16000h@40i - IMA ADPCM 16kHz using 40ms ptime. (multiples of 10)
speex@8000h@20i - Speex 8kHz using 20ms ptime.
speex@16000h@20i - Speex 16kHz using 20ms ptime.
speex@32000h@20i - Speex 32kHz using 20ms ptime.
BV16 - BroadVoice 16kb/s narrowband, 8kHz
BV32 - BroadVoice 32kb/s wideband, 16kHz
G7221@16000h - G722.1 16kHz (aka Siren 7)
G7221@32000h - G722.1C 32kHz (aka Siren 14)
CELT@32000h - CELT 32kHz, only 10ms supported
CELT@48000h - CELT 48kHz, only 10ms supported
GSM@40i - GSM 8kHz using 40ms ptime. (GSM is done in multiples of 20, Default is 20ms)
G722 - G722 16kHz using default 20ms ptime. (multiples of 10)
PCMU - G711 8kHz ulaw using default 20ms ptime. (multiples of 10)
PCMA - G711 8kHz alaw using default 20ms ptime. (multiples of 10)
G726-16 - G726 16kbit adpcm using default 20ms ptime. (multiples of 10)
G726-24 - G726 24kbit adpcm using default 20ms ptime. (multiples of 10)
G726-32 - G726 32kbit adpcm using default 20ms ptime. (multiples of 10)
G726-40 - G726 40kbit adpcm using default 20ms ptime. (multiples of 10)
AAL2-G726-16 - Same as G726-16 but using AAL2 packing. (multiples of 10)
AAL2-G726-24 - Same as G726-24 but using AAL2 packing. (multiples of 10)
AAL2-G726-32 - Same as G726-32 but using AAL2 packing. (multiples of 10)
AAL2-G726-40 - Same as G726-40 but using AAL2 packing. (multiples of 10)
LPC - LPC10 using 90ms ptime (only supports 90ms at this time in FreeSWITCH)
L16 - L16 isn't recommended for VoIP but you can do it. L16 can exceed the MTU rather quickly.
These are the passthru audio codecs:
G729 - G729 in passthru mode. (mod_g729)
G723 - G723.1 in passthru mode. (mod_g723_1)
AMR - AMR in passthru mode. (mod_amr)
These are the passthru video codecs: (mod_h26x)
H261 - H.261 Video
H263 - H.263 Video
H263-1998 - H.263-1998 Video
H263-2000 - H.263-2000 Video
H264 - H.264 Video
RTP Dynamic Payload Numbers currently used in FreeSWITCH and their purpose.
96 - AMR
97 - iLBC (30)
98 - iLBC (20)
99 - Speex 8kHz, 16kHz, 32kHz
100 -
101 - telephone-event
102 -
103 -
104 -
105 -
106 - BV16
107 - G722.1 (16kHz)
108 -
109 -
110 -
111 -
112 -
113 -
114 - CELT 32kHz, 48kHz
115 - G722.1C (32kHz)
116 -
117 - SILK 8kHz
118 - SILK 12kHz
119 - SILK 16kHz
120 - SILK 24kHz
121 - AAL2-G726-40 && G726-40
122 - AAL2-G726-32 && G726-32
123 - AAL2-G726-24 && G726-24
124 - AAL2-G726-16 && G726-16
125 -
126 -
127 - BV32
-->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="global_codec_prefs=OPUS,G722,PCMU,PCMA,H264,VP8"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="outbound_codec_prefs=OPUS,G722,PCMU,PCMA,H264,VP8"/>
<!--
xmpp_client_profile and xmpp_server_profile
xmpp_client_profile can be any string.
xmpp_server_profile is appended to "dingaling_" to form the database name
containing the "subscriptions" table.
used by: dingaling.conf.xml enum.conf.xml
-->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="xmpp_client_profile=xmppc"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="xmpp_server_profile=xmpps"/>
<!--
THIS IS ONLY USED FOR DINGALING
bind_server_ip
Can be an ip address, a dns name, or "auto".
This determines an ip address available on this host to bind.
If you are separating RTP and SIP traffic, you will want to have
use different addresses where this variable appears.
Used by: dingaling.conf.xml
-->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="bind_server_ip=auto"/>
<!-- NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE
If you're going to load test FreeSWITCH please input real IP addresses
for external_rtp_ip and external_sip_ip
-->
<!-- external_rtp_ip
Can be an one of:
ip address: "12.34.56.78"
a stun server lookup: "stun:stun.server.com"
a DNS name: "host:host.server.com"
where fs.mydomain.com is a DNS A record-useful when fs is on
a dynamic IP address, and uses a dynamic DNS updater.
If unspecified, the bind_server_ip value is used.
Used by: sofia.conf.xml dingaling.conf.xml
-->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="stun-set" data="external_rtp_ip=stun:stun.freeswitch.org"/>
<!-- external_sip_ip
Used as the public IP address for SDP.
Can be an one of:
ip address: "12.34.56.78"
a stun server lookup: "stun:stun.server.com"
a DNS name: "host:host.server.com"
where fs.mydomain.com is a DNS A record-useful when fs is on
a dynamic IP address, and uses a dynamic DNS updater.
If unspecified, the bind_server_ip value is used.
Used by: sofia.conf.xml dingaling.conf.xml
-->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="stun-set" data="external_sip_ip=stun:stun.freeswitch.org"/>
<!-- unroll-loops
Used to turn on sip loopback unrolling.
-->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="unroll_loops=true"/>
<!-- outbound_caller_id and outbound_caller_name
The caller ID telephone number we should use when calling out.
Used by: conference.conf.xml and user directory for default
outbound callerid name and number.
-->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="outbound_caller_name=FreeSWITCH"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="outbound_caller_id=0000000000"/>
<!-- various debug and defaults -->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="call_debug=false"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="console_loglevel=info"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="default_areacode=918"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="default_country=US"/>
<!-- if false or undefined, the destination number is included in presence NOTIFY dm:note.
if true, the destination number is not included -->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="presence_privacy=false"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="au-ring=%(400,200,383,417);%(400,2000,383,417)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="be-ring=%(1000,3000,425)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="ca-ring=%(2000,4000,440,480)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="cn-ring=%(1000,4000,450)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="cy-ring=%(1500,3000,425)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="cz-ring=%(1000,4000,425)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="de-ring=%(1000,4000,425)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="dk-ring=%(1000,4000,425)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="dz-ring=%(1500,3500,425)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="eg-ring=%(2000,1000,475,375)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="es-ring=%(1500,3000,425)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="fi-ring=%(1000,4000,425)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="fr-ring=%(1500,3500,440)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="hk-ring=%(400,200,440,480);%(400,3000,440,480)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="hu-ring=%(1250,3750,425)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="il-ring=%(1000,3000,400)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="in-ring=%(400,200,425,375);%(400,2000,425,375)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="jp-ring=%(1000,2000,420,380)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="ko-ring=%(1000,2000,440,480)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="pk-ring=%(1000,2000,400)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="pl-ring=%(1000,4000,425)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="ro-ring=%(1850,4150,475,425)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="rs-ring=%(1000,4000,425)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="ru-ring=%(800,3200,425)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="sa-ring=%(1200,4600,425)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="tr-ring=%(2000,4000,450)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="uk-ring=%(400,200,400,450);%(400,2000,400,450)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="us-ring=%(2000,4000,440,480)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="bong-ring=v=-7;%(100,0,941.0,1477.0);v=-7;>=2;+=.1;%(1400,0,350,440)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="beep=%(1000,0,640)"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="sit=%(274,0,913.8);%(274,0,1370.6);%(380,0,1776.7)"/>
<!--
Digits Dialed filter: (FS-6940)
The digits stream may contain valid credit card numbers or social security numbers, These digit
filters will allow you to make a valant effort to stamp out sensitive information for
PCI/HIPPA compliance. (see xml_cdr dialed_digits)
df_us_ssn = US Social Security Number pattern
df_us_luhn = Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, Discover and JCB
-->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="df_us_ssn=(?!219099999|078051120)(?!666|000|9\d{2})\d{3}(?!00)\d{2}(?!0{4})\d{4}"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="df_luhn=?:4[0-9]{12}(?:[0-9]{3})?|5[1-5][0-9]{14}|3[47][0-9]{13}|3(?:0[0-5]|[68][0-9])[0-9]{11}|6(?:011|5[0-9]{2})[0-9]{12}|(?:2131|1800|35\d{3})\d{11}"/>
<!-- change XX to X below to enable -->
<XX-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="digits_dialed_filter=(($${df_luhn})|($${df_us_ssn}))"/>
<!--
Setting up your default sip provider is easy.
Below are some values that should work in most cases.
These are for conf/directory/default/example.com.xml
-->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="default_provider=example.com"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="default_provider_username=joeuser"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="default_provider_password=password"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="default_provider_from_domain=example.com"/>
<!-- true or false -->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="default_provider_register=false"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="default_provider_contact=5000"/>
<!--
SIP and TLS settings. http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Tls
valid options: sslv2,sslv3,sslv23,tlsv1,tlsv1.1,tlsv1.2
default: tlsv1,tlsv1.1,tlsv1.2
-->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="sip_tls_version=tlsv1,tlsv1.1,tlsv1.2"/>
<!--
TLS cipher suite: default ALL:!ADH:!LOW:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH
The actual ciphers supported will change per platform.
openssl ciphers -v 'ALL:!ADH:!LOW:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH'
Will show you what is available in your verion of openssl.
-->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="sip_tls_ciphers=ALL:!ADH:!LOW:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH"/>
<!-- Internal SIP Profile -->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="internal_auth_calls=true"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="internal_sip_port=5060"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="internal_tls_port=5061"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="internal_ssl_enable=false"/>
<!-- External SIP Profile -->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="external_auth_calls=false"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="external_sip_port=5080"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="external_tls_port=5081"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="external_ssl_enable=false"/>
<!-- Video Settings -->
<!-- Setting the max bandwdith -->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="rtp_video_max_bandwidth_in=3mb"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="rtp_video_max_bandwidth_out=3mb"/>
<!-- WebRTC Video -->
<!-- Suppress CNG for WebRTC Audio -->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="suppress_cng=true"/>
<!-- Enable liberal DTMF for those that can't get it right -->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="rtp_liberal_dtmf=true"/>
<!-- Helps with WebRTC Audio -->
<!-- Stock Video Avatars -->
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="video_mute_png=$${images_dir}/default-mute.png"/>
<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="video_no_avatar_png=$${images_dir}/default-avatar.png"/>
</include>
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