[GH-ISSUE #1429] php artisan koel:init fails to generate app key on first run #818

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opened 2026-02-26 02:34:21 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-02-26 02:34:21 +03:00

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Originally created by @tidux on GitHub (Mar 12, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/koel/koel/issues/1429

Describe the bug
I installed Koel as described in https://docs.koel.dev/#using-a-pre-compiled-archive and the default credentials failed.

To reproduce

$ wget https://github.com/koel/koel/releases/download/v5.1.13/koel-v5.1.13.tar.gz
$ tar xvf koel-v5.1.13.tar.gz
$ cd koel-v5.1.13
# configure MySQL database and user
$ composer install
$ php artisan koel:init --no-assets
# select "mysql" driver and enter DB credentials
# set media directory
$ php artisan serve

At this point the bug happens: I am met with a 500 internal server error when I attempt to log in with the default credentials. The error in laravel.log is the following:

[2022-03-12 01:25:06] local.ERROR: No application encryption key has been specified. {"exception":"[object] (Illuminate\\Encryption\\MissingAppKeyException(code: 0): No application encryption key has been specified. at $KOEL_DOCUMENT_ROOT/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Encryption/EncryptionServiceProvider.php:101)

Expected behavior
I expected to be able to log in.

Environment

Koel version [e.g. v4.1.0]
OS: Slackware 15.0
Browser: Firefox 98
PHP version: v7.4
Node version: not installed on server

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Add any other context about the problem here.

Originally created by @tidux on GitHub (Mar 12, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/koel/koel/issues/1429 **Describe the bug** I installed Koel as described in https://docs.koel.dev/#using-a-pre-compiled-archive and the default credentials failed. **To reproduce** ``` $ wget https://github.com/koel/koel/releases/download/v5.1.13/koel-v5.1.13.tar.gz $ tar xvf koel-v5.1.13.tar.gz $ cd koel-v5.1.13 # configure MySQL database and user $ composer install $ php artisan koel:init --no-assets # select "mysql" driver and enter DB credentials # set media directory $ php artisan serve ``` At this point the bug happens: I am met with a 500 internal server error when I attempt to log in with the default credentials. The error in laravel.log is the following: ``` [2022-03-12 01:25:06] local.ERROR: No application encryption key has been specified. {"exception":"[object] (Illuminate\\Encryption\\MissingAppKeyException(code: 0): No application encryption key has been specified. at $KOEL_DOCUMENT_ROOT/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Encryption/EncryptionServiceProvider.php:101) ``` **Expected behavior** I expected to be able to log in. **Environment** - Koel version [e.g. v4.1.0] - OS: Slackware 15.0 - Browser: Firefox 98 - PHP version: v7.4 - Node version: not installed on server **Additional context** Add any other context about the problem here.

kerem closed this issue

2026-02-26 02:34:21 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-02-26 02:34:21 +03:00

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@tidux commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2022):

Update: this appears to be a transient failure with php koel:init. Re-running php artisan koel:init --no-assets with a pre-configured .env file resolved the issue. This might be worth updating the documentation so I'll leave the ticket open.

@tidux commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2022): Update: this appears to be a transient failure with `php koel:init`. Re-running `php artisan koel:init --no-assets` with a pre-configured .env file resolved the issue. This might be worth updating the documentation so I'll leave the ticket open.

kerem referenced this issue

2026-02-26 03:30:45 +03:00

[PR #818] [MERGED] Bump symfony/dom-crawler from 3.4.16 to 3.4.17 #1369

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