How to Install Moodle LMS on Debian 12 Server - Manual & Docker

How to Install Moodle LMS on Debian 12 Server - Manual & Docker

How to Install Moodle LMS on Debian 12 Server

This guide covers both manual and Docker-based installations of Moodle LMS on a VPS Linux server.

Requirements

  • Debian 12 VPS (recommended: NETCLOUD24 server VPS)
  • Root or sudo access
  • Minimum 2 GB RAM

Manual Installation

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install apache2 mariadb-server php php-mysql libapache2-mod-php php-xml php-curl php-gd php-intl php-zip php-mbstring unzip git -y

# Configure MariaDB
sudo mysql_secure_installation

sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE moodle;
CREATE USER 'moodleuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'secure_pass';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON moodle.* TO 'moodleuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

# Download Moodle
cd /var/www/html
sudo git clone https://github.com/moodle/moodle.git
cd moodle
sudo git branch --track MOODLE_401_STABLE origin/MOODLE_401_STABLE
sudo git checkout MOODLE_401_STABLE
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/moodle

# Create Moodledata
sudo mkdir /var/www/moodledata
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/moodledata

# Configure Apache
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/moodle.conf

Add Apache config:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerName yourdomain.com
  DocumentRoot /var/www/html/moodle
  <Directory /var/www/html/moodle>
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>
sudo a2ensite moodle.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Finish installation at http://yourdomain.com

Docker Installation

sudo apt install docker.io docker-compose -y
sudo systemctl enable docker --now

# Clone Moodle Docker project
cd /opt
sudo git clone https://github.com/moodlehq/moodle-docker.git
cd moodle-docker

# Copy template config
cp config.docker-template.php config.php

# Start Moodle in Docker
bin/moodle-docker-compose up -d

Visit http://localhost to complete the setup. Default login credentials provided in the config files.

Why Use NETCLOUD24 VPS Linux?

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