Koel is a free and open-source music streaming server that allows you to stream your music from anywhere using your web browser or mobile apps. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Koel on Elementary OS Latest.
To install Koel, you'll first need to install a few dependencies that are required by Koel. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install curl git unzip
Composer is a dependency manager for PHP that is used by Koel. To install Composer, run the following command in your terminal:
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
Now we're ready to download and install Koel. Run the following command in your terminal to download the latest version of Koel:
git clone https://github.com/koel/koel.git
Once the download is complete, change the directory to the Koel directory:
cd koel
Then use Composer to install Koel's dependencies:
composer install
Next, copy the .env.example file to .env:
cp .env.example .env
Open the .env file in a text editor:
nano .env
In the .env file, change the following settings:
APP_URL=http://localhost
DB_DATABASE=koel
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=
Save and close the file.
Then, generate a new app key:
php artisan key:generate
Finally, migrate your database:
php artisan migrate --seed
Now that Koel is installed, we can start the server. Run the following command in your terminal:
php artisan serve
You should see output like this:
Laravel development server started: http://127.0.0.1:8000
Open your web browser and go to http://127.0.0.1:8000 to access Koel.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Koel on Elementary OS Latest. Now you can enjoy streaming your own music collection from anywhere using your web browser or mobile apps.
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