[GH-ISSUE #661] Video tapes, lies and errors

kerem commented

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Originally created by @gerroon on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/koel/koel/issues/661

Sorry for the catchy title.

I have been trying to install Koel on my Debian testing system for half a day. I cant go morw with this. I think there is a bug somewhere because I finally thought that I did it now I am hitting these errors

I followed the tutorial on https://gist.github.com/bplower/613a99156d603abac083

https://paste.debian.net/hidden/6118977c/

thanks

Originally created by @gerroon on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/koel/koel/issues/661 Sorry for the catchy title. I have been trying to install Koel on my Debian testing system for half a day. I cant go morw with this. I think there is a bug somewhere because I finally thought that I did it now I am hitting these errors I followed the tutorial on https://gist.github.com/bplower/613a99156d603abac083 https://paste.debian.net/hidden/6118977c/ thanks

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@gerroon commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017):

Plus this

Bear in mind the node was installed as described in the tut

@gerroon commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017): Plus this Bear in mind the node was installed as described in the tut

kerem commented

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@gerroon commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017):

https://paste.debian.net/hidden/05c14ecb/

@gerroon commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017): https://paste.debian.net/hidden/05c14ecb/

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@gerroon commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017):

more lies

see the missing install folder

php artisan koel:init
Attempting to install or upgrade Koel.
Remember, you can always install/upgrade manually following the guide here:
📙 https://koel.phanan.net/docs

App key exists -- skipping
JWT secret exists -- skipping
Migrating database
Data seeded -- skipping
Compiling front-end stuff
ERROR: [Errno 21] Is a directory: 'install'

🎆 Success! You can now run Koel from localhost with php artisan serve.
Again, for more configuration guidance, refer to
📙 https://koel.phanan.net/docs
Thanks for using Koel. You rock!

@gerroon commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017): more lies see the missing install folder php artisan koel:init Attempting to install or upgrade Koel. Remember, you can always install/upgrade manually following the guide here: 📙 https://koel.phanan.net/docs App key exists -- skipping JWT secret exists -- skipping Migrating database Data seeded -- skipping Compiling front-end stuff ERROR: [Errno 21] Is a directory: 'install' 🎆 Success! You can now run Koel from localhost with `php artisan serve`. Again, for more configuration guidance, refer to 📙 https://koel.phanan.net/docs Thanks for using Koel. You rock!

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@phanan commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017):

Looks like there's a problem with your yarn installation. Try yarn run install?

@phanan commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017): Looks like there's a problem with your `yarn` installation. Try `yarn run install`?

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@gerroon commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017):

yarn run install ⏎
ERROR: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'run

@gerroon commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017): yarn run install ⏎ ERROR: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'run

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@phanan commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017):

Then clearly it's your yarn installation.

@phanan commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017): Then clearly it's your `yarn` installation.

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@gerroon commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017):

npm ERR! koel@ postinstall: yarn build │······················
npm ERR! Exit status 1 │······················
npm ERR! │······················
npm ERR! Failed at the koel@ postinstall script. │······················
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the koel package, │······················
npm ERR! not with npm itself. │······················
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system: │······················
npm ERR! yarn build │······················

@gerroon commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017): npm ERR! koel@ postinstall: yarn build │······················ npm ERR! Exit status 1 │······················ npm ERR! │······················ npm ERR! Failed at the koel@ postinstall script. │······················ npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the koel package, │······················ npm ERR! not with npm itself. │······················ npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system: │······················ npm ERR! yarn build │······················

kerem commented

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@kevinboulain commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017):

Here are my installation notes on a Debian Stretch LXC (so the script should list all or most of the needed packages):

# necessary tools
apt-get install git-core curl gnupg

# php, choose between libapache2-mod-php7.0 | php7.0-fpm | php7.0-cgi
apt-get install php7.0-fpm

# composer
curl https://getcomposer.org/installer | php

# node
curl https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource.gpg.key | apt-key add -
echo 'deb http://deb.nodesource.com/node_6.x stretch main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-get update && apt-get install nodejs

# build dependencies
apt-get install make g++ # for node-sass
apt-get install php7.0-{curl,zip,dom,mbstring,sqlite} # sqlite if this backend is needed

# koel
git clone https://github.com/phanan/koel.git
cd koel
# git checkout v3.6.2
~/composer.phar install
npm install yarn@0.25.4 -g # seems like it's needed to install globally
sed -i 's/DB_CONNECTION=/DB_CONNECTION=sqlite-e2e/' .env
sed -i 's/ADMIN_EMAIL=/ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@example.org/;s/ADMIN_NAME=/ADMIN_NAME=admin/;s/ADMIN_PASSWORD=/ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin/' .env
touch database/e2e.sqlite # necessary or init will fail
php artisan koel:init # will run yarn
php artisan serve --host 0.0.0.0

I got stuck on some problems from yarn but got the missing piece here: #656.
Adapt it to your needs but this should be enough to get you started.

@kevinboulain commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017): Here are my installation notes on a Debian Stretch LXC (so the script should list all or most of the needed packages): ```shell # necessary tools apt-get install git-core curl gnupg # php, choose between libapache2-mod-php7.0 | php7.0-fpm | php7.0-cgi apt-get install php7.0-fpm # composer curl https://getcomposer.org/installer | php # node curl https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource.gpg.key | apt-key add - echo 'deb http://deb.nodesource.com/node_6.x stretch main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list apt-get update && apt-get install nodejs # build dependencies apt-get install make g++ # for node-sass apt-get install php7.0-{curl,zip,dom,mbstring,sqlite} # sqlite if this backend is needed # koel git clone https://github.com/phanan/koel.git cd koel # git checkout v3.6.2 ~/composer.phar install npm install yarn@0.25.4 -g # seems like it's needed to install globally sed -i 's/DB_CONNECTION=/DB_CONNECTION=sqlite-e2e/' .env sed -i 's/ADMIN_EMAIL=/ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@example.org/;s/ADMIN_NAME=/ADMIN_NAME=admin/;s/ADMIN_PASSWORD=/ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin/' .env touch database/e2e.sqlite # necessary or init will fail php artisan koel:init # will run yarn php artisan serve --host 0.0.0.0 ``` I got stuck on some problems from yarn but got the missing piece here: #656. Adapt it to your needs but this should be enough to get you started.

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@gerroon commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017):

@ether42

Thanks for your reply, I appreciate that instead of blaming me or my system you offered a solution that too 3 mins to install and apply.

It works except that I cant login. I tried changing changing the admin stuff in .env it did not work.

Did you have an issue with login? Do I need to do something after changing admin stuff in the env file?

@gerroon commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017): @ether42 Thanks for your reply, I appreciate that instead of blaming me or my system you offered a solution that too 3 mins to install and apply. It works except that I cant login. I tried changing changing the admin stuff in .env it did not work. Did you have an issue with login? Do I need to do something after changing admin stuff in the env file?

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@gerroon commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017):

I also hope that the dev prepares a less sloppy and up to date documentation, it seems like everyone wasted 2 days on this which is alot of man hours

@gerroon commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017): I also hope that the dev prepares a less sloppy and up to date documentation, it seems like everyone wasted 2 days on this which is alot of man hours

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@phanan commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017):

instead of blaming me or my system

Well it's your system so I'd say you're in the best position to make it work. Yarn doesn't work like it should is hardly Koel's or its developer's fault. In fact, normally I would just close these yarn/npm related "issues."

I also hope that the dev prepares a less sloppy and up to date documentation

The linked tutorial is non-official. Koel doesn't and will never provide a documentation on how to install Node.js, npm, or yarn, for the same reasons it won't for PHP/MySQL/Apache.

I'm glad that you're having your problems sorted, but it would be appreciated if you could remind yourself that open source developers don't owe you anything. Your "2 days wasted which is a lot of man hours" is nothing compared to our countless hours spent to design, develop, and fix these applications for you to use – totally free of charge.

@phanan commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017): > instead of blaming me or my system Well it's _your_ system so I'd say you're in the best position to make it work. `Yarn` doesn't work like it should is hardly Koel's or its developer's fault. In fact, normally I would just close these yarn/npm related "issues." > I also hope that the dev prepares a less sloppy and up to date documentation The linked tutorial is non-official. Koel doesn't and will never provide a documentation on how to install Node.js, npm, or yarn, for the same reasons it won't for PHP/MySQL/Apache. I'm glad that you're having your problems sorted, but it would be appreciated if you could remind yourself that open source developers don't owe you anything. Your "2 days wasted which is a lot of man hours" is _nothing_ compared to our countless hours spent to design, develop, and fix these applications for you to use – totally free of charge.

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@gerroon commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017):

It was not my system your documentation did not provide the correct yarn therefor I wasted close to 2 days on it (vs 5 mins total install time with correct yarn version), and if you look at your bugs and replies to gists you will see alot of people have installation issues. You can try to make the pain ease a bit

Not everyone is a js developer.

@gerroon commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017): It was not my system your documentation did not provide the correct yarn therefor I wasted close to 2 days on it (vs 5 mins total install time with correct yarn version), and if you look at your bugs and replies to gists you will see alot of people have installation issues. You can try to make the pain ease a bit Not everyone is a js developer.

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@gerroon commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017):

Also I am sorry that I am a dumb duck and I cant install and use your free application. If you want people to use this so called free app, please make the installation easier. Maybe provide a distribution that has all the necessary components.

Sure my wasted 2 days is nothig compared to your many hours, but if 100 people wasted 2 days on this app now you have 200 wasted man days. Not enough to bring to attention?

Anyway I do not want to dwell on this and waste more of my time and your time. Thanks for developing the app.

@gerroon commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2017): Also I am sorry that I am a dumb duck and I cant install and use your free application. If you want people to use this so called free app, please make the installation easier. Maybe provide a distribution that has all the necessary components. Sure my wasted 2 days is nothig compared to your many hours, but if 100 people wasted 2 days on this app now you have 200 wasted man days. Not enough to bring to attention? Anyway I do not want to dwell on this and waste more of my time and your time. Thanks for developing the app.

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