Deploying Moodle in a hybrid Internet/LAN environment

Deploying Moodle in a hybrid Internet/LAN environment

av Steve Luke -
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Use case scenario: I am working in a developing context where some schools have regular, reliable access to the internet. Other schools do not. The ministry of education manages a Moodle-based platform (v 3.11.6) to provide professional development for teachers. Teacher accounts are synced with info from a database managed by the ministry. There is interest in exploring a LAN-based approach for those schools that do not currently have internet access. If this is possible:
1) What is the best way to replicate the ministry's existing installation of Moodle on a LAN-based system?
2) Is there a way to maintain the ability for teachers to log-in using credentials associated with the "live" system?
3) Is there a way to sync analytics to the central server if the LAN systems are provided with temporary internet access (e.g., via a mobile data connection?)
Thank you for any input or resources to support this use case!

-Steve

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Re: Deploying Moodle in a hybrid Internet/LAN environment

av Visvanath Ratnaweera -
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This distributed "sea of Moodles" wish comes in regular intervals. The problem is, people want both. The Moodle instances should run without Internet, still one needs to communicate with them, whether to sync login creds or for monitoring. How it is supposed to work? The databases in Moodle will grow independently and conflict with simple merging efforts.

If you are looking for a completely independent, low-cost distribution, there is the MoodleBox https://moodlebox.net, which is made for restricted areas. It brings a (wireless) LAN of its own but can be connected to a wired LAN too.
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