Admin manual
How you configure, extend and operate an OpenOlat instance. Every chapter starts at the place in the administration where the setting lives.
Installation chapter
The chapter "Installation and operation" is available in English only.
The path to a running installation
Five stations from the basic settings to a connected installation.
How you get to a running installation
Three phases. frentix is there for you in each of them, and in each you can also continue on your own.
Before you start
Read what there is and what it is for. The path to a running installation explains the terms of the administration and shows what is easily confused.
Set up the installation
You operate OpenOlat yourself? The installation guide leads from the database to the first login. Sophia helps along the way.
Rather a ready instance? frentix operates OpenOlat for you and offers training, workshops and coaching for the setup.
support@frentix.com
Improve the installation
Once the installation is running: read reports, set up lifecycles, adapt the wording of the interface, connect other systems.
New in 21.0
These functions have to be activated or configured in the system administration after the update.
Administration > e-Assessment > Coaching
Release Notes: Separation of learning and supervising/coaching
Course Planner: element types and automation
Administration > Modules > Course Planner > Tab Element types
Administration > Login > Password and authentication > Tab Authentication
The full checklist after the update, with further items on learning resources and the Safe Exam Browser, is in the release notes: Checklist after updating to 21.0
Reference
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System and Core functions
The system settings decide how the whole instance behaves and how it presents itself. This is where you set the basics, the Core functions and the customisation of your OpenOlat.
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Login and access
Here you decide who reaches your instance and how people authenticate. The settings cover the login methods, the password rules, self-registration and access for guests.
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Modules
A module switches a feature on for the whole instance and sets its defaults. Without the matching module, the feature does not appear in courses, groups or the personal menu.
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e-Assessment
Tests, the question bank, certificates and credit points are configured centrally. These settings apply to every course that assesses learners.
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External tools and integrations
OpenOlat connects to video conferencing systems, document editors, AI providers and LTI tools. Each integration is configured once here and is then available in courses.
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Life cycles and payment
Life cycles clean up courses, groups and accounts that are no longer in use. The payment modules define how bookings are paid for.
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User management
User managers and administrators create accounts, assign roles and maintain user data. This chapter also covers data protection and the deletion of accounts.
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Installation and operation
This chapter is for the people who run the server. It covers the installation, the update and the supporting tools OpenOlat needs for images, videos and PDF generation.