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Build it.
Secure it.
Understand it.

Open-source LMS platforms, from server to production.

OpenEduOps provides practical tutorials for building and operating open-source learning platforms, connecting the LMS with the infrastructure, security, automation, and operations behind it.

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The system beneath a learning platform A learning platform layer sitting on a web and application layer, a data and storage layer, and a server and network layer. The lower three layers sit inside a security boundary, and the whole stack connects to backup, monitoring, and automation. SECURITY BOUNDARY LEARNING PLATFORM Moodle · courses · users · grades WEB + APPLICATION Web server · PHP · HTTPS · email DATA + STORAGE Database · files · cache SERVER + NETWORK BACKUP MONITOR AUTOMATE

What the tutorials cover

One platform, three responsibilities.

Build, secure, and operate are not separate subjects. They are the same system seen at three moments in its life.

  1. 01

    Build

    Build the platform from the infrastructure up.

    Installation, web stack, databases, DNS, HTTPS, email, and the services the LMS depends on.

    • install
    • web stack
    • database
    • DNS
    • HTTPS
    • email

  2. 02

    Secure

    Protect the system without losing sight of how it works.

    Access control, firewalling, service exposure, TLS, hardening, permissions, and recovery before risky changes.

    • access
    • firewall
    • exposure
    • TLS
    • permissions
    • rollback

  3. 03

    Operate

    Keep the platform observable, maintainable, and recoverable.

    Caching, backups, monitoring, automation, scheduling, troubleshooting, and operational verification.

    • caching
    • backups
    • monitoring
    • cron
    • logs
    • recovery

Featured series

Moodle Foundation Series

Build a Moodle environment step by step, from installation and public hosting through HTTPS, security, backups, caching, email, monitoring, and day-to-day operations.

One installation, followed all the way through — each stage leaves the environment more complete than the last.

Explore the Moodle Series
  1. Install A working Moodle on a Linux server you control.
  2. Connect Domain, web server, and email reaching the outside world.
  3. Secure HTTPS, firewalling, and a smaller exposed surface.
  4. Protect Backups and a restore you have actually tested.
  5. Optimize Caching and scheduled tasks doing their job.
  6. Monitor Logs and checks that tell you when something changes.

The method

More than commands.

OpenEduOps tutorials show the change, explain why it matters, verify the result, and make the operational boundaries visible.

Understand the change

Know what a command or configuration actually affects.

Verify the result

Do not treat successful execution alone as proof.

Prepare for failure

Backups, rollback, and recovery are part of the procedure.

Keep the boundaries clear

A working lab, public demonstration system, and production environment are not the same thing.

Start building.

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