# Asterisk Graphical Interface **URL:** \ **Category:** Asterisk Distributions\ **Created:** [May 9, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/asterisk-graphical-interface/83997 "2020-05-09T17:43:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![THORNADOR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@THORNADOR](https://community.asterisk.org/u/THORNADOR)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/asterisk-graphical-interface/83997/1 "2020-05-09T17:43:08Z")
Hi, I have install Asterisk 16 (I need a long time version). I don´t know how to configure and use a graphical interface. I found in Internet about Asterisk GUI, but it seem to be no longer maintained. I hope you could help me. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![ambiorixg12](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/asterisk/user_avatar/community.asterisk.org/ambiorixg12/32/1887_2.png) [@ambiorixg12](https://community.asterisk.org/u/ambiorixg12)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/asterisk-graphical-interface/83997/2 "2020-05-09T17:54:18Z")
Download and install [https://www.freepbx.org/downloads/freepbx-distro/](https://www.freepbx.org/downloads/freepbx-distro/) ---
**Author:** ![THORNADOR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@THORNADOR](https://community.asterisk.org/u/THORNADOR)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 8:18am UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/asterisk-graphical-interface/83997/3 "2020-05-10T08:18:01Z")
I want to use the Asterisk server I have already install. I think freepbx don’t use that one, because in the tutorial I have seen, you have to choose the asterisk version you want to install. ---
**Author:** ![david551](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@david551](https://community.asterisk.org/u/david551)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 9:30am UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/asterisk-graphical-interface/83997/4 "2020-05-10T09:30:45Z")
FreePBX is the only currently maintained general purpose GUI for Asterisk. There re no GUIs suitable for maintaining hand coded configurations; if you use a GUI, you have to accept that it determines the structure of the dial plan, even if it allows some scope for customization. ---
**Author:** ![THORNADOR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@THORNADOR](https://community.asterisk.org/u/THORNADOR)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 10:49am UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/asterisk-graphical-interface/83997/5 "2020-05-10T10:49:52Z")
so, there is not option to install Asterisk throught source code and later create/use a GUI, isn´t it? ---
**Author:** ![chrisjx2019](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@chrisjx2019](https://community.asterisk.org/u/chrisjx2019)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/asterisk-graphical-interface/83997/6 "2020-05-10T11:46:27Z")
It is possible to do that with FreePbx. Take a look at this URL for instance : [https://wiki.freepbx.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=186810733](https://wiki.freepbx.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=186810733) ---
**Author:** ![david551](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@david551](https://community.asterisk.org/u/david551)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/asterisk-graphical-interface/83997/7 "2020-05-10T12:10:06Z")
> [@THORNADOR](#): > > so, there is not option to install Asterisk throught source code and later create/use a GUI, isn´t it? There is no option to configure manually then have a GUI take over the configuration. Unless you have such a manual configuration, there is no advantage in building a specific version. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/asterisk/original/2X/4/475d0c889911cfb84ac4881ad6df8b523e3f9105.png) [@system](https://community.asterisk.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/asterisk-graphical-interface/83997/8 "2020-06-09T12:10:12Z")
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