Installing, Configuring, and Running the Open edX Platform: Hawthorn Release
  • 1. General Information
    • 1.1. Read Me
    • 1.2. Getting Help
    • 1.3. Other edX Resources
    • 1.4. edX Browser Support
  • 2. Open edX Platform Releases
    • 2.1. Open edX Hawthorn Release
    • 2.2. Open edX Ginkgo Release
    • 2.3. Open edX Ficus Release
    • 2.4. Open edX Eucalyptus Release
    • 2.5. Open edX Dogwood Release
    • 2.6. Open edX Cypress Release
    • 2.7. Open edX Birch Release
  • 3. Installing and Starting the Open edX Platform
    • 3.1. Open edX Platform Installation Options
    • 3.2. Installation Prerequisites
    • 3.3. Installing and Updating Devstack
    • 3.4. Installing and Starting Analytics Devstack
    • 3.5. Starting the Open edX Developer Stack
    • 3.6. Troubleshooting Devstack
  • 4. Configuring the Open edX Platform
    • 4.1. Guidelines for Updating the Open edX Platform
    • 4.2. Configuring Open edX Sites
    • 4.3. Changing the Appearance of Open edX Sites
    • 4.4. Adding Custom Fields to the Registration Page
    • 4.5. Specifying Allowed Registration Email Patterns
    • 4.6. Adding the CourseTalk Widget
    • 4.7. Enabling Open edX Search
    • 4.8. Enabling Badging
    • 4.9. Enabling Course Certificates
    • 4.10. Enabling Self-Paced Courses
    • 4.11. Enabling Custom Courses
    • 4.12. Enabling Discussion Notifications
    • 4.13. Enabling Entrance Exams
    • 4.14. Configuring Open Response Assessments
    • 4.15. Enabling Course Prerequisites
    • 4.16. Enabling Course and Video Licensing
    • 4.17. Configuring Transcript Behavior
    • 4.18. Configuring an edX Instance as an LTI Tool Provider
    • 4.19. Enabling Social Sharing of Courses and Certificates
    • 4.20. Enabling Third Party Authentication
    • 4.21. Enabling Timed Exams
    • 4.22. Enabling the User Retirement Feature
    • 4.23. Setting Up the YouTube API Key
    • 4.24. Installing an XBlock
    • 4.25. Enabling a CDN for Course Assets
  • 5. Adding edX Insights for Course Teams
    • 5.1. Options for Installing edX Insights
    • 5.2. Using Elastic MapReduce on AWS
  • 6. Adding E-Commerce to the Open edX Platform
    • 6.1. Install and Start the E-Commerce Service
    • 6.2. Comprehensive Theming
    • 6.3. Manage Static Assets
    • 6.4. Create E-Commerce Products
    • 6.5. Enable the E-Commerce Service Receipt Page
    • 6.6. Manage Orders
    • 6.7. Test Your E-Commerce Application
    • 6.8. Additional E-Commerce Features
    • 6.9. Internationalization
  • 7. Setting Up the Open edX Mobile Applications
    • 7.1. Accessing the Source Code
    • 7.2. Configuring Mobile Application Features
    • 7.3. Configuring Video Modules for Mobile
    • 7.4. Enabling Push Notifications
  • 8. Index of Open EdX Feature Flags
  • 9. Glossary
    • 9.1. A
    • 9.2. C
    • 9.3. D
    • 9.4. E
    • 9.5. F
    • 9.6. G
    • 9.7. H
    • 9.8. I
    • 9.9. K
    • 9.10. L
    • 9.11. M
    • 9.12. N
    • 9.13. O
    • 9.14. P
    • 9.15. Q
    • 9.16. R
    • 9.17. S
    • 9.18. T
    • 9.19. U
    • 9.20. V
    • 9.21. W
    • 9.22. XYZ
 
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3. Installing and Starting the Open edX PlatformΒΆ

The following sections provide information about how to install and start the latest version of the Open edX platform.

  • 3.1. Open edX Platform Installation Options
    • 3.1.1. Open edX Platform on Docker
    • 3.1.2. Native Installation
    • 3.1.3. Software Components
  • 3.2. Installation Prerequisites
    • 3.2.1. Knowledge Prerequisites
    • 3.2.2. Software Prerequisites
  • 3.3. Installing and Updating Devstack
    • 3.3.1. Installation Prerequisites for Devstack
    • 3.3.2. Install Devstack
    • 3.3.3. Updating Devstack
  • 3.4. Installing and Starting Analytics Devstack
    • 3.4.1. Installation Prerequisites for Analytics Devstack
    • 3.4.2. Install Analytics Devstack
  • 3.5. Starting the Open edX Developer Stack
    • 3.5.1. Connecting to Services
    • 3.5.2. Viewing Logs
    • 3.5.3. Restarting Services
    • 3.5.4. Restarting Devstack
    • 3.5.5. Default Accounts
  • 3.6. Troubleshooting Devstack
    • 3.6.1. Check the logs
    • 3.6.2. Update the code and images
    • 3.6.3. Clean the containers
    • 3.6.4. Reset your local installation
    • 3.6.5. Start over
    • 3.6.6. Resetting a database
    • 3.6.7. File ownership change
    • 3.6.8. Running LMS commands within a container
    • 3.6.9. Resource busy or locked
    • 3.6.10. No space left on device
    • 3.6.11. Memory Limit
    • 3.6.12. Docker is using lots of CPU time when it should be idle
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