Moodle Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Moodle hosting and run a self-hosted LMS for your school, company or training programme on a dedicated Cloud VPS. xCloud starts Moodle 5.2.1 with a private PostgreSQL database, generates the admin password, keeps courses, uploads and plugins on persistent volumes and serves the site over HTTPS on your own domain, so only the administrator email is left for you to enter.

Deploy your Moodle

No terminal
No technical skills needed
No lock-in, cancel anytime

What is Moodle?

Moodle is described by its own README as the world's open source learning platform, used by universities, schools, companies and individuals to create personalised learning environments for educators, administrators and learners. Run on your own server it is a self-hosted Moodle site and the alternative to a hosted learning platform such as Canvas or Blackboard. It is licensed under version 3 of the GNU General Public License.

On xCloud it is deployed as two services: the erseco/alpine-moodle v5.2.1 image, a community image pinned to an exact tag, and a private postgres:17-alpine database. Courses, uploads and the database sit on the moodle_html, moodle_data and moodle_db volumes. The admin account is created for you and the site is served over HTTPS on your domain.

From Sign-Up to a Live Moodle In Just 3 Easy Steps

A Moodle site normally means a web server, PHP, a database, scheduled tasks, a domain and a certificate before the first course exists. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Moodle from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and server, and enter the administrator email, the only field the install form asks for.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start the erseco/alpine-moodle v5.2.1 image and a private postgres:17-alpine database, mount the moodle_html, moodle_data and moodle_db volumes, and publish Moodle over HTTPS. The first boot installs the database and takes a few minutes.
Step 03
Sign In And Build A Course
Open the admin login from the credentials panel and sign in as admin with the generated password. Then use Site administration to create your first course and enrol the people who will take it.

Everything Moodle Does, On Your Own Server

Moodle runs here as a full learning platform, with the courses, grades and files kept on volumes you own.

Courses And Activities
Build courses from activities and resources, and enrol the students or staff who should take them, from Site administration.
Assignments And Quizzes
Set assignments and run quizzes inside a course, with submissions and attempts stored on your own server rather than a vendor's platform.
Gradebook
Track results in Moodle's gradebook, with grades and settings kept in the PostgreSQL database that runs next to the application.
Cohort Management
Group learners into cohorts so you can enrol a whole intake or department in a course at once instead of person by person.
Plugins You Install Yourself
Add Moodle plugins to extend the site; the code and installed plugins sit on the moodle_html volume and survive restarts and redeploys.
Scheduled Tasks Built In
The cron runner Moodle needs for its scheduled tasks is part of the image, so there is no separate job to configure.

Everything You Need To Run Your Learning Platform 24/7

Managed hosting for Moodle, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Moodle 5.2.1 deployed instantly
Private PostgreSQL, not exposed to the internet
Admin password generated for you
Cron built in
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Moodle

Host Moodle on VPS for your school
Host your classes on a dedicated server you control, with enrolment and grades stored in your own PostgreSQL database rather than in a vendor's platform.
Train staff inside your company
Build onboarding and compliance courses with assignments and quizzes, and keep the learner records on a server your organisation owns.
Enrol a whole intake with cohorts
Put a year group or department in a cohort, then enrol the cohort in a course in one step instead of adding each learner by hand.
Extend the site with your own plugins
Install the Moodle plugins your programme needs; the added code stays on the moodle_html volume, so a redeploy does not lose it.

Moodle vs Alternatives

MoodleCloud: Moodle's own hosting service, which Moodle's README lists beside its partner network; here you run Moodle on your own xCloud server and manage the site, users and plugins yourself.
Canvas: Another learning management system; choose Moodle when you want GPL-licensed software whose site, courses and grades sit on volumes on your own xCloud server.
Blackboard: Another learning management system; self-hosted Moodle keeps courses, users and files in a database and volumes that your organisation holds.
Google Classroom: A classroom tool run inside Google's services; with Moodle on xCloud the learning platform runs on a server of your choosing, with your own domain and admin account.

Ready To Own Your Learning Platform?

Moodle on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own your data. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

How do I self-host Moodle with Docker?

This template is Moodle Docker hosting without the compose file: the erseco/alpine-moodle v5.2.1-php84 image next to a private postgres:17-alpine database, three named volumes and an HTTPS route. You enter an administrator email, and xCloud generates the admin and database passwords.

What are the server requirements for Moodle?

The template manifest asks for 2048 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 10 GB of disk. Moodle's own docs list 512 MB as the bare minimum but 2-4 GB with the OS, web server, PHP and database counted, so this page sells the 16 GB tier for real class load.

Can I install my own plugins on a self-hosted Moodle?

Yes. Moodle has a plugin ecosystem, and this template keeps the Moodle code and installed plugins on the moodle_html volume, so plugins you add survive restarts, redeploys and domain changes. Include that volume in every backup you take.

Is Moodle free and open source?

Yes. Moodle's README says it is free and open-source software under version 3 of the GNU General Public License, so you can run it on your own server at no licence cost. The only charge is the Cloud VPS that carries your classes.

How do I back up Moodle?

Back up all three volumes together: moodle_db for courses, users, grades and settings, moodle_data for uploaded files, and moodle_html for code and plugins. A logical pg_dump of the database gives the most consistent copy. Test a restore before you rely on it.

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How do I update Moodle?

Each install is pinned to the version it shipped with, so a running site does not change on its own. Newer versions apply to new installs. When you do move a site to a newer version, Moodle upgrades its own database on first boot, so back up all three volumes first.

Who owns the data on a hosted Moodle instance?

You do. Courses, users and grades live in the PostgreSQL database on moodle_db, and uploads sit on moodle_data, on a server you pay for and control. xCloud runs the server and the deployment; the application and its data are yours.

Is this the same as MoodleCloud?

No. MoodleCloud is Moodle's own hosting service. This is Moodle on a dedicated Cloud VPS in your xCloud account, so it works as your own Moodle cloud server with your domain and admin account, and you decide which plugins go on it.

How do I sign in as administrator?

Open the Admin login URL from the credentials panel and sign in as admin with the generated password. To change the admin password or email, edit MOODLE_PASSWORD or MOODLE_EMAIL in the Environment editor and redeploy; changes made only inside Moodle are reverted on restart.

Does Moodle send email out of the box?

No. Outgoing mail such as enrolment notices, password resets and forum digests is off by default. Set SMTP_HOST, SMTP_USER and SMTP_PASSWORD in the Environment editor and redeploy; these settings are re-applied on every restart, so do not configure them inside Moodle.

Do I need to set up cron for Moodle?

No. The scheduled-task runner Moodle needs is built into the image, so there is no separate cron job to create. Allow a few minutes after install, because the first boot installs the database before the site reports healthy.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.