Since 2016, 3CX has taken a giant leap to be a widely used Unified Communications platform releasing a PBX version that can be installed on Debian. Certainly, this new possibility allows 3CX to be an option more and more useful because it is no longer necessary to make investments in licenses for the server and its operating system that was previously mandatory when this PBX is installed on Windows.

3CX for Debian has exactly the same features as the Windows version. In addition, the installation time is shorter, since the.ISO file is ready to load on a machine and install a custom Debian operating system with the 3CX software. So, once installed, it is ready to configure. Instead; on Windows, you will always have to install the operating system first and then install 3CX as manual and independent processes. It's time to download this software, follow these steps to have this server based on Debian ready to install:

1. Visit the website https://www.3cx.com/phone-system/download-links/. On this page, it is possible to find not only the link to download Debian for 3CX; if it is necessary, download the server for Windows and the different Softphones that 3CX has for Android, iOS, Windows and MAC as well.

2. Once the webpage has loaded, in the section "Server", click on "Download the ISO - Debian for 3CX (includes SBC)" and automatically the download will start through the web browser.

3. Depending on the internet connection, the download will take place in minutes. Once downloaded, the 3CX based on Debian 8 operating system is ready to be burned and installed on a physical server or virtual machine.