Scaling Memcached and Redis for Open edX
Learn how to scale your Open edX platform by migrating the Memcached service to its own remote Ubuntu server running on AWS EC2.
Setting Up AWS S3 for Open edX
There are many benefits to moving your user data from the Ubuntu file system to AWS S3 cloud storage. It’s also pretty easy to do since Django handles the technical details, and the guys at edX have parameterized everything so that you only need to make some adjustments to the
Migrate MySQL for Open edX to AWS RDS
AWS’ Relational Database Service (RDS) is a superior alternative to running MySQL locally on your Open edX platform. This simple how-to guide shows you how to migrate the service.
Reset the MySQL root password in Open edX
Learn how to reset the MySQL root password in your Open edX platform.
Scaling MongoDB for Open edX
Learn how to scale your Open edX platform by migrating the MongoDB database service to its own remote Ubuntu server running on AWS EC2.
Scaling MySQL for Open edX
Learn how to scale your Open edX platform by migrating the MySQL database service to its own remote Ubuntu server running on AWS EC2.
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
LetsEncrypt On Amazon Linux2 + Apache
Get your Letsencrypt SSL certificate working on your AWS EC2 Amazon Linux2 Apache instance in just a few minutes with this detailed step-by-step how-to guide.
Comprehensive Django Setup Guide: Part I
Learn how to create a production-ready Django web platform using cookiecutter-django, deployed to AWS Ubuntu 18.04 with Nginx, Gunicorn, Redis and MySQL. I’ve refined the following “best practice” comprehensive setup procedure to ensure that I get each project setup consistently, the right way, the first time.
Deploy From a Private Github Repo
How do you automatically deploy from Github if your repo is private? The first time I had to this it was a nightmare, simply because the Github documentation assumes that all of its users possess a knowledge base bordering on the absurd. The reality is that setting this up is