OpenOLAT is a powerful and feature-rich open-source e-learning platform that can be easily installed and managed on nixOS Latest. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing OpenOLAT on your nixOS Latest OS.
Before you start, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Open a terminal on your nixOS Latest server and run the following command to install nixpkgs:
sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.nixUnstable
Next, install OpenOLAT on your nixOS Latest server by running the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA openolat
This will install the latest version of OpenOLAT on your nixOS Latest server.
After installing OpenOLAT, you need to configure it. Open the OpenOLAT configuration file at /etc/openolat/openolat.yaml in a text editor of your choice.
sudo nano /etc/openolat/openolat.yaml
In the configuration file, set the following properties:
db:
url: jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/openolat
username: <DATABASE_USER>
password: <DATABASE_PASSWORD>
mail:
host: <SMTP_HOST>
port: <SMTP_PORT>
username: <SMTP_USERNAME>
password: <SMTP_PASSWORD>
orgunit:
root:
name: <ORGANIZATION_NAME>
mail: <ORGANIZATION_EMAIL>
Replace the placeholders surrounded by < > with your own values for the database, SMTP server, and organization.
After configuring OpenOLAT, start the service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start openolat
Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8080. You should see the OpenOLAT login page.
Log in with the default admin user account:
After logging in, you can start using OpenOLAT to create and manage courses, assignments, and assessments.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenOLAT on nixOS Latest.
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