SOLVED Upgrade iPBX 15 to Incredible PBX 2026

[Joe Diamond CPA]

can anyone please give me instructions on how to do this??? THANK YOU

 

[kenn10]

can anyone please give me instructions on how to do this??? THANK YOU

Remember, FAX is not a thing anymore. If you need fax, stick with your old system.

With that in mind, spin up a new Debian-13 instance and install IncrediblePBX-2026 on it. Instructions here: You can install on a local PBX running Debian-13, a VM on a PC running Debian-13, or a cloud instance running Debian-13. Here is the link from Nerd Vittles with installation instructions: https://nerdvittles.com/introducing-incredible-pbx-2026-for-debian-13/

Cautionary Notes:

1. There is no upgrade path from the old to this new one on the same PBX. This will be a new box or VM that you load Debian-13 on.
2. Do not attempt to use an Incrediblebackup and restore it to the new system.
3. Linux level changes such as firewall additions made after initial install will have to be replicated on the new installation.
4. FAX IS NOT INCLUDED ON THIS RELEASE.
5. Chan_sip is not longer on this system. It is all PJSIP.

Procedure after installing IncrediblePBX-2026 on a new instance:

1. Update your modules on the old box to current versions.
2. Run a FreePBX backup on your old system.
3. Copy the backup you just made to your PC desktop
4. On the new system, upload and run the backup from the old system. FreePBX does a reasonable job taking the old backup and converting it but their Backup/Restore is still buggy. Check results after restoring the backup.
5. Stare and compare between the systems.

Have fun!

 

[Joe Diamond CPA]

Remember, FAX is not a thing anymore. If you need fax, stick with your old system.

With that in mind, spin up a new Debian-13 instance and install IncrediblePBX-2026 on it. Instructions here: You can install on a local PBX running Debian-13, a VM on a PC running Debian-13, or a cloud instance running Debian-13. Here is the link from Nerd Vittles with installation instructions: https://nerdvittles.com/introducing-incredible-pbx-2026-for-debian-13/

Cautionary Notes:

1. There is no upgrade path from the old to this new one on the same PBX. This will be a new box or VM that you load Debian-13 on.
2. Do not attempt to use an Incrediblebackup and restore it to the new system.
3. Linux level changes such as firewall additions made after initial install will have to be replicated on the new installation.
4. FAX IS NOT INCLUDED ON THIS RELEASE.
5. Chan_sip is not longer on this system. It is all PJSIP.

Procedure after installing IncrediblePBX-2026 on a new instance:

1. Update your modules on the old box to current versions.
2. Run a FreePBX backup on your old system.
3. Copy the backup you just made to your PC desktop
4. On the new system, upload and run the backup from the old system. FreePBX does a reasonable job taking the old backup and converting it but their Backup/Restore is still buggy. Check results after restoring the backup.
5. Stare and compare between the systems.

Have fun!

wow ken thank you. how have you been? Hopefully we'll. totally forgot about the fax so I better keep my current version, still have bunch of tax clients that like the fax! thanks again, you are the best!

 

[wardmundy]

@Joe Diamond CPA: For fax experimentation, you might want to try some of the solutions documented in this Nerd Vittles article on a separate Debian 13 platform with Incredible PBX 2026.