Docker Moodle LMS

This is the Docker Image for The Moodle LMS Using this makes it really easy to setup a moodle installation without setting up the apache server and MySQL databases all this is done through docker.

To get the latest version of moodle head over to MOODLE_29_STABLE and download the zip file. Then unzip this file to a folder and replace all /path/to/moodle with the location to this moodle source code folder.

Download or clone this repo and then within its folder run this command to build the docker image

Step 1: Build the image

docker build --tag="playlyfe/moodle:latest" .

This will build the latest playlyfe/moodle docker image

Step 2: Run the Container

docker run -d --name moodle -p 3000:3000 -p 3306:3306 -v /path/to/moodle:/var/www/html playlyfe/moodle

The apache server listens on port 3000 so we bind that to the port 3000 on the host machine. And the mysql database listens on port 3306 and we bind that to the host port 3306. This will start a moodle instance with the moodle absolute source path which you provided as /path/to/moodle. Once its setup you can try
docker ps to see if your moodle container is up
docker logs moodle to see if whether moodle has started.

Step 3: Configure Read/Write/Execute permissions to your moodle folder

Set permissions for all files in your moodle directory using

chmod -R 755 /path/to/moodle

This will then allow the moodle installation script to run and configure your files accordingly. After this you can change your permissions back (TODO:!Need to change this)

Step 4: Installation

Then headover to http://localhost:3000 and there you should see the moodle installation page. The Moodle installation might ask you for some details regarding your server and database. The details for the configuration is given below

Moodle

moodle_path: /var/www/html
moodle_data_path: /var/www/moodledata

Apache Server

host: localhost:3000

MySQL Database

host: localhost
port: 3306
user: moodleuser
password: moodle

Container

docker exec -it moodle bash # To enter the container so that you can access the database through the `mysql` command
docker start moodle # To start your moodle instance
docker stop moodle # To stop your moodle instance
docker rm moodle # To delete your moodle instance container. Warning this will delete all your data also.

At the end of the installation this is how your config.php should look like, You can ignore the open shift stuff

<?php  // Moodle configuration file

unset($CFG);
global $CFG;
$CFG = new stdClass();

$CFG->dbtype    = 'mysqli';
$CFG->dblibrary = 'native';
$CFG->dbhost    = 'localhost';
$CFG->dbname    = 'moodle';
$CFG->dbuser    = 'moodleuser';
$CFG->dbpass    = 'moodle';
// For openshift
// $CFG->dbhost    = $_ENV['OPENSHIFT_MYSQL_DB_HOST'];
// $CFG->dbname    = $_ENV['OPENSHIFT_APP_NAME'];
// $CFG->dbuser    = $_ENV['OPENSHIFT_MYSQL_DB_USERNAME'];
// $CFG->dbpass    = $_ENV['OPENSHIFT_MYSQL_DB_PASSWORD'];
$CFG->prefix    = 'mdl_';
$CFG->dboptions = array (
  'dbpersist' => 0,
  'dbport' => 3306,
  'dbsocket' => '',
);

// $CFG->dboptions = array (
//   'dbpersist' => 0,
//   'dbport' => $_ENV['OPENSHIFT_MYSQL_DB_PORT'],
//   'dbsocket' => '',
// );

$CFG->wwwroot   = 'http://localhost:3000';
$CFG->dataroot  = '/var/www/moodledata';
$CFG->admin     = 'admin';

$CFG->directorypermissions = 0777;

require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/lib/setup.php');

// There is no php closing tag in this file,
// it is intentional because it prevents trailing whitespace problems!