Koel is a web-based personal music streaming server that lets you organize, stream and share your music library with ease. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install and set up Koel on Debian.
Run the following command to install Docker:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker.io
Once the installation is complete, start the Docker service and set it to start on boot:
sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker
Create a new directory to host your Koel installation:
sudo mkdir /opt/koel
cd /opt/koel
Download the official Koel Docker Compose YAML file:
sudo curl -L https://koel.dev/get | sudo sh
Once the download is complete, run the following command to start the Koel Docker container:
sudo docker-compose up -d
Open your web browser and navigate to http://<your-server-ip>:8080. You should see the Koel login page.
Create a new admin account by clicking the "Sign up" button. Once you have successfully signed up, you can start adding your music library by clicking the "Add songs" button.
That's it! You have successfully installed and set up Koel on Debian.
We hope this tutorial has helped you install Koel on Debian. If you have any issues, please let us know in the comments below.
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