How to Install Koel on OpenSUSE Latest?

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Koel on OpenSUSE Latest. Koel is a simple, free, and open-source web-based music streaming application designed to run on your own server. It is written in PHP and uses a MySQL database to store metadata and playlists.

Prerequisites

Before we get started with the installation process, we need to make sure that the following dependencies are installed on our system:

• PHP 7.2 or above
• MySQL 5.6 or above
• Composer

Step 1: Installing Required Packages

First, we need to install some required packages with the following command:

sudo zypper install -y apache2 mariadb mariadb-client php7 php7-mysqlnd php7-mbstring php7-curl php7-json unzip wget

Step 2: Setting up MySQL

Once the packages are installed, we need to set up a MySQL database for Koel. Follow these steps to do so:

1. Log in to the MariaDB root account with the following command:

   sudo mariadb
   

2. Create a new database and user for Koel with the following commands:

   CREATE DATABASE koel;
   CREATE USER 'koel'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON koel.* TO 'koel'@'localhost';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   

   Replace 'password' with a secure password of your choice.

3. Exit the MySQL console:

   exit;
   

Step 3: Downloading and Configuring Koel

Next, we need to download Koel and configure it. Follow these steps to do so:

1. Download Koel with the following command:

   wget https://github.com/phanan/koel/archive/master.zip
   

2. Extract the downloaded zip file:

   unzip master.zip
   

3. Move the extracted 'koel-master' directory to the web server directory:

   sudo mv koel-master /srv/www/htdocs/koel
   

4. Navigate to the Koel directory:

   cd /srv/www/htdocs/koel
   

5. Install Koel dependencies with Composer:

   composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
   

6. Copy the '.env.example' file to '.env':

   cp .env.example .env
   

   Modify the '.env' file to reflect your database configuration:

   DB_CONNECTION=mysql
   DB_HOST=localhost
   DB_PORT=3306
   DB_DATABASE=koel
   DB_USERNAME=koel
   DB_PASSWORD=password
   

   Again, replace 'password' with the secure password you chose earlier.

Step 4: Configuring Apache

Lastly, we need to configure Apache to serve Koel's web files. Follow these steps to do so:

1. Create a new Apache configuration file for Koel:

   sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/koel.conf
   

2. Paste the following Apache configuration code in the file:

   <VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerName your-domain.com
       ServerAlias www.your-domain.com
       DocumentRoot /srv/www/htdocs/koel/public
   
       <Directory "/srv/www/htdocs/koel/public">
            Options FollowSymLinks
            AllowOverride All
        </Directory>
        
       ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/koel.error.log
       CustomLog /var/log/apache2/koel.access.log combined
   </VirtualHost>
   

   Replace 'your-domain.com' with your domain name or IP address.

3. Save the file and exit.

4. Restart Apache to apply the changes:

   sudo systemctl restart apache2
   

Step 5: Accessing Koel

Koel should now be accessible on the internet at the following URL:

http://your-domain.com

If you followed the tutorial correctly, you should be redirected to the Koel setup page where you can create a new admin account and set up your music library.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Koel on OpenSUSE Latest. Now you can enjoy your music streaming application on your own server.