8.9. Enabling Custom CoursesΒΆ

To enable designated users to create custom courses (CCX) on your instance of Open edX, you must configure the server-vars.yml file in the edX platform.

Note

Before proceeding, review Guidelines for Updating the edX Platform.

  1. Stop the LMS server.
  2. Create or update the file /edx/app/edx_ansible/server-vars.yml to include the CCX feature flag.
EDXAPP_FEATURES:
  CUSTOM_COURSES_EDX: true
  1. Run the command /edx/bin/update.
sudo /edx/bin/update edx-platform <your-branch-name>
  1. Restart the LMS server.