Koel is a free and open-source personal music streaming server that allows you to stream your music collection online. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Koel on FreeBSD Latest.
Before we begin, make sure that you have:
First, log in to your FreeBSD server and update the package repository using the following command:
sudo pkg update
Once the package repository is updated, install the required packages for Koel using the following command:
sudo pkg install git ffmpeg lame
Next, we need to install Node.js and Yarn to be able to use the frontend dependencies. To do this, run the following commands:
sudo pkg install node12 yarn
Create a directory in your server where you want to install Koel, for example:
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/www/koel
Change to the directory you created and clone the Koel repository using the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/koel/koel.git /usr/local/www/koel
Once the repository is cloned, move into the Koel directory and install the required dependencies using the following commands:
cd /usr/local/www/koel
sudo composer install
sudo yarn install --production=false
Rename the .env.example file to .env using the following command:
sudo cp .env.example .env
Open the .env file using your favorite text editor and set the following parameters:
APP_URL=http://your-domain.com
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=koel
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=
Make sure to change the APP_URL parameter to your domain or IP address.
Next, you need to generate a new application key using the following command:
sudo php artisan key:generate
Create a new MySQL database for Koel and run the migrations using the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE koel;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON koel.* TO 'koeluser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
sudo php artisan migrate
Once the migrations are complete, you need to create a new user account for Koel. Run the following command to create an account:
sudo php artisan koel:init
Follow the on-screen instruction and provide the necessary details.
Finally, run the following command to start the Koel server:
sudo php artisan serve
Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-domain.com:8000 to access the Koel interface.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Koel on FreeBSD Latest. You can now stream your music collection online using Koel. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments below.
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