---
title: "Deploy a self-hosted phone-call agent for Asterisk and FreePBX with AVA"
description: "Bring up a self-hosted voice agent that answers, routes, or transfers live calls through Asterisk or FreePBX with a PBX-native workflow."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/hkjarral/AVA-AI-Voice-Agent-for-Asterisk"
author: "hkjarral"
publisher_type: "open_source_project"
category:
  - "Integrations & Connectors"
framework:
  - "Custom Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "hkjarral/AVA-AI-Voice-Agent-for-Asterisk"
  github_stars: 991
---

# Deploy a self-hosted phone-call agent for Asterisk and FreePBX with AVA

Bring up a self-hosted voice agent that answers, routes, or transfers live calls through Asterisk or FreePBX with a PBX-native workflow.

## Prerequisites

Docker Compose, Asterisk or FreePBX environment, telephony configuration, STT/LLM/TTS provider credentials

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
Clone the repo, run sudo ./preflight.sh --apply-fixes, start the admin UI with docker compose -p asterisk-ai-voice-agent up -d --build --force-recreate admin_ui, then start ai_engine and verify health before placing a test call.
```

## Documentation

- https://github.com/hkjarral/AVA-AI-Voice-Agent-for-Asterisk

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/deploy-a-self-hosted-phone-call-agent-for-asterisk-and-freepbx-with-ava/)