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Revision as of 21:46, 19 February 2026
Title of the script: Server setup before installing Moodle
Author: Nancy Varkey
Keywords: Moodle, Moodle LMS, LMS, Learning Management System, Educational LMS, Open-source LMS, server setup for Moodle installation, Moodle installation, Moodle server setup
| Visual Cue | Narration |
| Title Slide | Welcome to the spoken tutorial on the Server setup before installing Moodle. |
| Pre-requisite slide:
You will need:
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To follow this tutorial, you will need a machine with Ubuntu 22.04 OS.
You will need minimum 50 GB of free space on your machine. You will also need internet connection. |
| Press Ctrl + Alt + T keys together. | Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T keys together. |
| On-screen-text inside the terminal window >>
“Press Enter to run every command on the terminal.” |
Please note: After typing each command, press Enter to run it. |
| Slide: server-setup.txt file
For your convenience, a text file named server-setup.txt has been provided to you. Please copy-paste the commands from that file. |
A text file named server-setup.txt has been provided for your convenience.
Please copy-paste the commands from that file as you follow this tutorial. |
| Copy-paste: sudo apt update >> type the system password | First, we will update the system packages.
To do so run: sudo apt update Whenever prompted, type the system password. This command refreshes your package list. |
| Copy-paste: sudo apt install nginx | Next, we will install the web server, nginx.
So run: sudo apt install nginx Nginx will serve your Moodle site. |
| Copy-paste: sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/php.list | Now, we will clean up old PHP sources to avoid conflicts.
So run: sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/php.list |
| Copy-paste: sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ondrej-php* | We also need to remove any Ondrej PHP repository files.
So run: sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ondrej-php* |
| Copy-paste: sudo apt update | After this, we will update the package list again.
So type: sudo apt update |
| Copy-paste: sudo apt install -y software-properties-common ca-certificates lsb-release apt-transport-https | The next step is to install tools needed for adding repositories.
So run: sudo apt install -y software-properties-common ca-certificates lsb-release apt-transport-https |
| Copy-paste: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php -y | Add the PHP repository from Ondrej by typing this command: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php -y |
| Copy-paste: sudo apt update | Update the package list once more by typing:
sudo apt update |
| Copy-paste: sudo apt install -y php8.3 php8.3-fpm php8.3-cli php8.3-mysql php8.3-xml php8.3-curl php8.3-mbstring php8.3-zip php8.3-intl php8.3-soap php8.3-gd php8.3-bcmath php8.3-xmlrpc php8.3-imagick | Next, we will install PHP 8.3 and the necessary extensions for Moodle.
So run this command. |
| Type: php -v
Point to PHP 8.3.27 |
After installation, check your PHP version by typing this command:
php -v You should see PHP 8.3.27. |
| Copy-paste: sudo apt install software-properties-common | Now, we need to ensure that we have the latest software properties.
So run: sudo apt install software-properties-common |
| Type: sudo apt update | Update the package list once again by typing:
sudo apt update |
| Copy-paste: sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client | Next, we’ll install MariaDB, the database server for Moodle.
So run: sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client |
| Type: mysql --version
Point to version 15.1. |
Let’s verify that MariaDB is installed by typing:
mysql --version It should show version 15.1. |
| Type: sudo mysql_secure_installation | To secure your database, run this command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation |
| Point to password for spoken, enter for none, switch to unix_socket authentication Y/n | Do the needful actions as suggested by the prompts on the terminal. |
| Type: sudo mariadb | Next, we will create a Moodle database and user.
Log into MariaDB by typing sudo mariadb |
| Once inside, Copy-paste and press Enter after each command:
CREATE DATABASE moodledb DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci; CREATE USER 'moodleuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'moodle123'; |
Once inside, run these 2 commands one after the other. |
| Point to the bold-text words in the commands executed in the above row. | Please note, we have named the database as moodledb.
Also, we have named the admin user as moodleuser. And given the password as moodle123. |
| Copy-paste: GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE,CREATE,CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES,DROP,INDEX,ALTER ON moodledb.* TO moodleuser@'localhost'; | The next step is to grant permissions.
So run this command. |
| Type: FLUSH PRIVILEGES; >> press Enter
Type: exit; >> press Enter |
Then we will apply these changes by running:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES; exit; |
| Terminal prompt | We are back to the terminal prompt. |
| Copy-paste: sudo ufw allow http >> press Enter
Copy-paste: sudo ufw allow https >> press Enter |
Next, we will configure our firewall.
Allow HTTP traffic by typing: sudo ufw allow http And allow HTTPS traffic by typing: sudo ufw allow https |
| Type: sudo ufw status
Point to “inactive” |
After this, let’s check the firewall status by typing:
sudo ufw status It should be inactive. |
| Copy-paste: sudo gedit /etc/php/8.3/fpm/pool.d/www.conf | Next, we have to configure PHP-FPM settings.
Open the configuration file by typing: sudo gedit /etc/php/8.3/fpm/pool.d/www.conf |
| Press Ctrl+F to find these lines if you cannot locate them easily with a visual search | Set or verify these lines of code:
user = www-data group = www-data listen.owner = www-data listen.group = www-data listen = /run/php/php8.3-fpm.sock |
| Copy-paste: sudo systemctl restart php8.3-fpm | Finally, restart PHP-FPM to apply changes:
sudo systemctl restart php8.3-fpm |
| Only narration | This completes the essential server setup steps.
After this, we will install and configure Moodle. |
| Slide: Acknowledgement | Thank you for following along. You are now on your way to hosting Moodle 4.5 on Ubuntu 22.04! |
| Slide: Acknowledgement | This spoken tutorial is brought to you by EduPyramids Educational Services Private Limited, SINE, IIT Bombay. |
