Koel is a simple, open-source music streaming platform that allows you to manage and listen to your music collection through a web interface.
In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Koel on macOS.
Before we begin, please ensure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:
mbstring, zip, pdo, xml, curl, gdTo install the required dependencies, open your terminal and run the following command:
brew install php composer npm
Next, install the required PHP extensions by running the following commands:
brew install php@7.4
brew install php@7.4-mbstring php@7.4-zip php@7.4-xml php@7.4-curl php@7.4-pdo php@7.4-gd
Next, download Koel by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/koel/koel.git
Now, navigate to the downloaded directory and install Koel’s dependencies by running the following commands:
cd koel
composer install
npm install && npm run prod
To configure Koel, copy the .env.example file to .env by running the following command:
cp .env.example .env
Next, generate a new application key and configure your database settings by running the following commands:
php artisan key:generate
Run the database migrations to create the necessary tables in the database:
php artisan migrate:fresh --seed
To start Koel, run the following command:
php artisan serve
This will start the development server. You can access Koel at http://localhost:8000 in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Koel on macOS. You can now manage and listen to your music collection via the Koel web interface.
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