Hi all:
I have built a simple online school using Moodle 3.5.2 and now want to migrate it to my personal domain where I signed up with Godaddy. I just have a handful of courses on my Moodle school. Now I wonder the minimum RAM and storage space I need with my Godaddy domain to host my Moodle school.
Thanks much.
Arnold
Moving to Hardware and performance...
I have no idea. Have you ten students or ten thousand? How man GB (or TB) of materials do you have? And so on..
Thanks Howard for the reply. I just started so I expect to have a few hundred students in the next 12 months. In terms of materials, I am still developing courses now and will expect to have 20GB or so in the next 12 months.
I would just keep it simple to start
Use a LAMP or LEMP stack
Separate the app and db on their own servers
16 GB ram for each is fine
use php-fpm instead of mod_php
Use a SSD or similar for moodlefiles
Don't use Windows
Start with the basics first then you can add caching, etc.
good luck
You also need to see if GoDaddy has the database requirements. Are you on a hosting plan or a VPS?
Thanks Emma. I am on a hosting plan with Godaddy now. I will need to ask them about database requirement.
I own and use a GoDaddy VPS for my Moodle and courses, so I can tell you that things can work. However, both Howard's and Emma's questions are relevant for us to help you.
Thanks Rick. It is indeed pacifying to know someone have actually done this already... But I am on hosting service now, NOT VPS. I donot know if you can see my reply to Howard and Emma but, I just started and would expect to have a few hundreds students in the next 12 months and probably 20-30GB materials. I donot know about the database requirement and I need to check with Godaddy.
It should be fine with stock mysql install...
Hi Rick, I just upgraded to Business Hosting and try to install Moodle on my domain. 3.4.6 was the default version on Godaddy but it ran into database problem, kindly see the attached screenshot. Godaddy technical support helped to try higher version and lower version but all seem the same problem. Do you have any idea about this problem?
What version is your MYSQL and what version is your moodle?
Hi Arnold, no, a Business hosting plan still won't get you there (unless GoDaddy somehow agrees that you can switch to barracuda.) Quite honestly, I am not sure what a Business Hosting plan is because I cannot see it on their website right now.
When I buy my VPSs, I wait to get one of GoDaddy's 30%-40% off offers. Still much more expensive than a hosted server, but this is probably what you will need. And you will need some knowledge about how to configure your VPS and Moodle products. I am not a server guy, so there may be all kinds of ways to accomplish what you see.
Here's what I can tell you. I run my own Moodle on a Godaddy Deluxe VPS. I deliver around 15 university courses per year, to about 500-600 students per year. My GoDaddy VPS runs like a charm... and has been as solid as a rock. I paid around $27/month for a three-year server.
GoDaddy is a "server" company, not a Moodle company. So they won't help you with Moodle questions. The Moodle install is not hard if you are a server-type person, it's terrible if you are not. I have learned along the way, and now have very good success. Yep, I need to make my video showing how I do this.
If you want to try yourself, buy a 1-month Value server. The experimenting will be worth the one month cost. Use your 30% off code when you do this.
GoDaddy is just one of many companies who sell VPSs. Others here on Moodle.org have some experience with other companies. I don't want you to think that I am promoting GoDaddy. I also do not own any stock or any interest in GoDaddy, but I have been with them for around 15 years, gaining experience every year.
