I am a complete newbie to Open edX and I am just trying to figure out how to set up a small online course platform for a local education initiative, with the intention of delivering a few short courses for community training - nothing major to begin with. I see there are multiple ways to deploy Open edX (like Tutor), but I’m not sure what is the simplest solution for me as I have very limited experience with servers.
Could anyone recommend the best way forward for beginners? I have a basic proficiency of Linux commands, but I am not a developer. How easy is it to brand the platform with my logos and upload basic video and quiz content?
Essentially, I want to get a working demo online so I can test out the platform with a few users. If it is positive, I can consider scaling when the time comes.
I would love any guidance, beginner sources, or any real-world examples of small Open edX implementations. Thank you - this community already looks super helpful, and I am happy to join!
Aside from the actual installation and admin of your own server, if you just want to test out the features and functionality you might be interested in trying out the OpenEdX Sandbox. This platform gets reset regularly so don’t expect anything you do to persist there long term…
If you have a spare computer/laptop or a server with resources available then consider setting up a virtual machine there to try it out. When I first started out I set up a HyperV container on my Windows 11 laptop with Debian as the guest OS, and have since migrated to a proper server using ESXI as my virtualization host (other guest OS’s are supported, mostly down to user preference really)
The installation docs would be a good place to start with setting up your server
The Local Deployment docs go over most of the common commands you may need to run Configuration and Customisation goes over a lot of the config parameters
For theming/appearance tutor-indigo is a decent starting point where you can simply change your logo/favicon files and colours, etc. tutor-contrib-branding is inspired by indigo but has a lot more customisation options and support for MFE’s which indigo is lacking in…