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 Open edX
Learn the principals of scaling the Open edX Learning Management System, growing from a single-server evaluation-only installation to a production always-up instance with thousands of concurrent users.
Scaling Memcached 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.
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 Configuration Management Tutorial
Learn how to manage your Open edX configuration from VS Code on your desktop computer, using a Github repository as your archive and deployment platform.
Open edX Configuration Tutorial
Learn pro tips on how to configure the Open edX platform. This tutorial will help you to better understand the organizational strategy behind the many Open edx platform configuration files. You’ll also learn about the platform architecture and how the file system is organized.
Open edX Step-By-Step Production Installation Guide
Get your first Open edX platform up and running with this detailed step-by-step how-to guide that provides detailed instructions on how to build your AWS EC2 Ubuntu Linux server, execute the Open edX native build scripts, and configure your new platform.
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