Koel is a free and open-source personal audio streaming platform that allows you to listen to your digital music collection from anywhere. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Koel on Windows 10 using XAMPP.
Open the Command Prompt or Git Bash terminal.
Create a new directory for Koel installation in the htdocs directory of XAMPP. For example:
cd C:\xampp\htdocs
mkdir koel
cd koel
Use the Composer to install Koel with dependencies by running the following command:
composer create-project koel/koel --prefer-dist .
After the installation completes, configure the .env file located in the root directory of Koel installation. Configure the database credentials as follows:
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=koel
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=
Save the changes and close the file.
Generate the application key by running:
php artisan key:generate
Run the database migrations using the following command:
php artisan migrate
Finally, start the Koel server on the local machine by running the command:
php artisan serve
Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8000 to access the Koel login page.
Congratulations! You've successfully installed the Koel on your Windows 10 machine. From now on, you can use Koel to stream your music collection from anywhere with an internet connection.
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