

For example, the web server and database servers will almost certainly require tuning to get the best out of Moodle. Do not expect the standard server configuration to be optimal for Moodle. It will help hugely, regardless of your deployment choices, if time is taken to understand how to configure the different parts of your software stack (HTTP daemon, database, PHP etc). As mentioned above there are lots of possibilities for installing the basic server software, for details see: for testing and evaluating) to a rackmounted or clustered solution to cloud VMs or other hosted solutions. See the release notes in the dev docs for software requirements.ĭepending on the use case a Moodle server may be anything from a Desktop PC (e.g. A "what hardware do I need for 50,000 user?" style post in the forums is highly unlikely to get a useful answer. Moodle scales easily by increasing hardware.įor very large sites, you are much better starting with a small pilot and gaining some experience and insight. Further guidance can be found under performance recommendations. It is much easier to "tune"Īll the above requirements will vary depending on specific hardware and software combinations as well as the type of use and load busy sites may well require additional resources.

Moodle is primarily developed in Linux using Apache, PostgreSQL/ MySQL/ MariaDB and PHP (sometimes known as the LAMP platform).
