Add SSL Encryption to Open edX
Add a free Let’s Encrypt SSL/TLS certificate to your Open edX installation in just a few minutes using this step-by-step how-to guide.
April 2018
Open edX Notes
Get Notes & Annotations working on your Open edX native build. This post is a supplement to the official documentation, “How to Get edX Notes Running”, covering installation and configuration plus some pro tips on maintaining your environment afterwards.
Open edX Ecommerce
Get Ecommerce working on your Open edX native build. This post is a supplement to the official documentation, “How to Install and Start the E-Commerce Service in Native Installations”, covering installation and configuration, Django configuration, Nginx considerations, and PayPal integration.
Upgrading Open edX
Learn how to safely upgrade your Open edX installation to the most recent version. This detailed how-to walks you thru backing up, preparing your environment, and how to trouble-shoot common upgrade-related issues.
March 2018
Performance Tuning AWS EFS For WordPress
Get AWS EFS working with WordPress. This article covers must-know tips on configuring NFS file caching, getting Php to work properly with a NFS volume, actively managing AWS Burst Credits, site management considerations, and performance monitoring.
Install Memcached on Amazon Linux
Learn how to setup Memcached on your Amazon Linux EC2 instance to immediately improve performance of LAMP applications like WordPress and Drupal.
Install Mod_Pagespeed for WordPress + Apache + Amazon Linux
Learn how to setup Google Mod_Pagespeed to optimize delivery of your WordPress site running on Apache Web Server on Amazon Linux.
Install Varnish Cache For WordPress – Apache – Amazon Linux
Learn how to get Varnish Cache running as a reverse proxy in front of the most common stack on the Internet: WordPress + Apache Web Server on Amazon Linux. Let’s get started!
February 2018
Open edX: How To Install an XBlock
Learn how to install an Open edX XBlock code extension with this detailed step-by-step how-to guide. This step-by-step guide works for any XBlock. Let’s get started!
Open edX Complete Backup Solution
Learn how to create a complete backup solution for your Open edX installation. This detailed step-by-step how-to guide covers backing up MySQL and MongoDB, organizing backup data into a single date-stamped tarball zip file, plus how to setup a cron job and how to copy your backups to an AWS