Kamex

Features

• Protocol Support - SMPP 3.3/3.4/5.0, HTTP, AT commands for GSM modems
• Admin Dashboard - Built-in web UI for monitoring traffic, SMSCs and queues
• JSON API - /status.json and /health endpoints for easy integration
• DLR Storage - Redis, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite for delivery reports
• High Performance - 16,000+ msg/sec with sub-80ms latency
• Systemd Support - Native service units for modern Linux

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/vaska94/Kamex.git
cd Kamex

./configure --enable-ssl --with-redis
make && sudo make install

bearerbox /etc/kamex/kamex.conf &
smsbox /etc/kamex/kamex.conf &

curl -X POST http://localhost:13013/cgi-bin/sendsms \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your-api-token" \
  -d '{"from":"Kamex","to":"+1234","text":"Hello"}'

Downloads

RPM packages for EL10 (Rocky Linux 10, RHEL 10) and source RPM available on the releases page.

Tested on: Arch Linux, EL10 (Rocky/RHEL)

Production Use

Kamex powers SENDER.GE - tested on millions of SMS messages in production.

About

Kamex is a fork of Kannel, the open-source SMS gateway. The codebase has been cleaned up, legacy code removed, and optimized for modern libraries.

What's been removed

• WAP - Nobody uses WAP anymore
• libxml2 - Replaced with lightweight alternatives
• RADIUS - Legacy authentication, unused
• CIMD, OIS, SEMA, EMI/X25 - Dead protocols