Moodle™ LMS on Azure - Learning Management Platform

Deploy a production-ready Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) on Microsoft Azure in minutes, on infrastructure tuned for how Moodle actually behaves under load. Built for schools, universities, corporate training teams and registered training organisations that want the world's most widely used open-source LMS on infrastructure they control, without the assembly work that separates a demonstration installation from a platform that can handle assignment deadline traffic. This image ships with the current Moodle LTS release on a hardened Linux operating system.

The Details That Separate a Working Moodle from a Struggling One

What You Get Out of the Box

• Current Moodle LTS release
• CIS-aligned operating system hardening
• UFW firewall configured to allow HTTPS (443) and SSH only
• CLI management ready, with Moodle administrative CLI tools documented for scripted upgrades, maintenance mode and user management operations

Common Use Cases

• Schools and Universities – Deliver courses, assignments, quizzes, gradebooks and student or parent portals on infrastructure owned and managed by the institution.
• Corporate Learning & Development – Manage onboarding, compliance training and certification tracking without per-learner platform licensing fees.
• Registered Training Organisations – Provide online course delivery, assessments and learner management from a secure Azure environment.

Sizing Guidance

Moodle is more resource-intensive than it appears, and user concurrency typically spikes around assignment deadlines and examinations.

• Evaluation, development and small cohorts: Standard_D2s_v5 (2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM)
• Typical school, faculty or department: Standard_D4s_v5 (4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM) with Premium SSD managed disks
• Large institutions or high examination concurrency: Standard_D8s_v5 (8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM) with Azure Database for PostgreSQL or MySQL and Azure Cache for Redis, as documented in the architecture guide.

Trademark Notice

Moodle™ is a registered trademark of Moodle Pty Ltd. This product is independently packaged and maintained and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or certified by Moodle Pty Ltd.