Summary

This chapter taught you how to install and update Moodle.

After providing an overview describing the most suitable setup, we outlined the necessary software and hardware requirements and described Moodle’s versioning strategy and release calendar.

Then, we covered Moodle’s installation via the web and its powerful CLI. We did the same for Moodle upgrades, where we briefly introduced Git.

The fact that Moodle uses a portable software architecture and facilitates standard open source components allows it to be installed on multiple platforms. However, this also means that different peculiarities and quirks must be considered in different environments.

Now that your system is up and running, in the next chapter, we’ll look at the components of Moodle, which will give you a better understanding of the system and how to administer it.