LMS (Higher-ed)
LMS (Higher-ed) is a app in the osFoundry community catalog. The LMS used by 4,000+ universities — courses, assignments, rubrics, SpeedGrader, discussions, Studio video, quizzes, outcomes, mastery paths, integrations (LTI 1.3, SCORM, Caliper). Powered by Canvas LMS. Ships as a heavy self-contained all-in-one image bundling Canvas (Rails + workers), PostgreSQL, Redis. **One of the heaviest AIOs in the catalog.**
Details
- Workspace: osfoundry
- Category: PRODUCTIVITY
- Pricing: Free
- Access: Community
Features
- The LMS used by 4,000+ universities — courses
- Assignments
- SpeedGrader
- Discussions
- Studio video
- Outcomes
Documentation
# LMS (Higher-ed)
University-grade LMS, powered by Canvas LMS.
## Features
- Courses + assignments + quizzes + discussions + announcements
- SpeedGrader (efficient grading with rubrics)
- Studio (video annotations + recording)
- Outcomes + mastery paths
- Modules + prerequisites
- LTI 1.3 + SCORM + Caliper
- Mobile apps (iOS + Android) — official Canvas Student / Teacher / Parent
- Multi-account (multi-tenant)
- Theming + branding
## Packaging
Heavy all-in-one build (~8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 50 GB volume): Canvas Rails web + Delayed Job workers + bundled PostgreSQL + Redis + nginx under one supervisor on a persistent volume. **`CANVAS_DOMAIN` is permanent** — baked into URLs + LTI tool registrations.
## CONFIRM-AT-BUILD
Canvas is notoriously fiddly to deploy. The upstream `instructure/canvas-lms` image expects a separate Postgres + Redis + a multi-step bootstrap (db:initial_setup + RAILS_ENV=production assets:precompile). The bootstrap step is the high-risk part — verify against the pinned release tag.
How to use LMS (Higher-ed) in osFoundry
Install LMS (Higher-ed) into your workspace in one click, then fork it in osStudio to customise the prompts, tools, or configuration for your stack. Anyone in your workspace can pick up where you left off.
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