OpenOLAT is an open-source learning management system that offers a range of features such as course management, communication tools, and assessment management. In this tutorial, you will learn the step-by-step process of installing OpenOLAT on Fedora CoreOS Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you have the following:
The first step is to install the required packages to run OpenOLAT on your Fedora CoreOS Latest instance. Run the following command to install the necessary packages:
$ sudo dnf install java-1.8.0-openjdk mariadb-server
Once the installation is complete, start the MariaDB service and ensure that it runs on system startup:
$ sudo systemctl start mariadb
$ sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Next, you need to download the OpenOLAT package from the official website. Go to the following URL to download the latest version of OpenOLAT:
https://www.openolat.com/?lang=en
Click on the "Download" button and select the appropriate package for your operating system. Once the download is complete, extract the package to a desired directory, say /opt.
Create a new database and user in the MariaDB server for OpenOLAT. Run the following commands to login to the MariaDB as root user and create a new database and user:
$ mysql -u root -p
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE openolat_db;
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON openolat_db.* TO 'openolat_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB [(none)]> EXIT;
Replace 'openolat_db', 'openolat_user', and 'password' with appropriate names, user, and password respectively.
Open the OpenOLAT configuration file in the text editor:
$ sudo nano /opt/openolat/conf/OpenOLAT.properties
Update the following properties with the database details created in the previous step:
db.dialect = org.hibernate.dialect.MySQL5InnoDBDialect
db.url = jdbc:mysql://localhost/openolat_db?createDatabaseIfNotExist=true&useUnicode=true&characterEncoding=UTF-8
db.user = openolat_user
db.password = password
Replace 'openolat_db', 'openolat_user', and 'password' with the appropriate details.
Finally, start the OpenOLAT service and check its status:
$ sudo /opt/openolat/run.sh start
$ sudo /opt/openolat/run.sh status
If everything is configured correctly, you should see the service running and ready to accept incoming connections.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install OpenOLAT on Fedora CoreOS Latest. With OpenOLAT running, you can now manage your online courses, create interactive learning content, and communicate with your students and staff.
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