# koel [](https://github.com/koel/koel/actions)  [](https://codecov.io/gh/koel/koel) [](#backers) [](#sponsors)
## Intro
**Koel** (also stylized as **koel**, with a lowercase k) is a simple web-based personal audio streaming service written in [Vue](http://vuejs.org/) on the client side and [Laravel](http://laravel.com/) on the server side. Targeting web developers, Koel embraces some of the more modern web technologies – CSS grid, audio, and drag-and-drop API to name a few – to do its job.
## Install and Upgrade Guide
For system requirements, installation/upgrade guides, troubleshooting etc., head over to the [Official Documentation](https://docs.koel.dev).
## API Docs
If you're interested in the development of a client, Koel's offical API documentation is available [here](https://api-docs.koel.dev).
## Contribute
All contributions, big or small, are warm-heartedly welcome! Please note, however, that if you want to work on a new feature, first open an issue to make sure it's something desired – doing this will greatly save time for all of us.
A quick and easy way to start hacking on koel is to open and run this repo in Gitpod, an online IDE with full Laravel support.
[](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/koel/koel)
## Backers
[Support me on OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/koel#backer) with a monthly donation and help me continue building Koel.
## Sponsors
#### GitHub Sponsors
* Eduardo San Martin Morote ([@posva](https://github.com/posva))
* Nina Reynolds ([@cutecycle](https://github.com/cutecycle))
* [You](https://github.com/users/phanan/sponsorship)?
#### OpenCollective
[Become a sponsor on OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/koel#sponsor) and get your logo on our README on Github with a link to your site.
