Tutor: the Docker-based Open edX distribution designed for peace of mind

Tutor is the official Docker-based Open edX distribution, both for production and local development. The goal of Tutor is to make it easy to deploy, customise, upgrade and scale Open edX. Tutor is reliable, fast, extensible, and it is already used to deploy hundreds of Open edX platforms around the world.

Do you need professional assistance setting up or managing your Open edX platform? Overhang.IO provides online support as part of its Long Term Support (LTS) offering.

Features

100% open source
Runs entirely on Docker
World-famous 1-click installation and upgrades
Comes with batteries included: theming, SCORM, HTTPS, web-based administration interface, mobile app, custom translations…
Extensible architecture with plugins
Works with Kubernetes
Amazing premium plugins available in the Tutor Wizard Edition, including Cairn the next-generation analytics solution for Open edX.
No technical skill required with the zero-click Tutor AWS image

User testimonials

“Tutor simplifies the deployment of Open edX, so that we can directly focus on customizing our platform. Thanks a lot.” – Shashi Kiran G M

“Tutor is an absolutely fabulous initiative” – Lionel Meinertzhagen, Learning engineer - Université Libre de Bruxelles

“Tutor just keeps on giving” – Stephen Brewer, Project Leader - IT Consulting

“Tutor has been a Godsend” – Micah L.

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User guide

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Source code

The complete source code for Tutor is available on Github: https://github.com/overhangio/tutor

Support

To get community support, go to the official Open edX discussion forum: https://discuss.openedx.org. For official support, please subscribe to a Long Term Support (LTS) license at https://overhang.io/tutor/pricing.

Contributing

We welcome contributions to Tutor! To learn how you can contribute, please check the relevant section of the Tutor docs: https://docs.tutor.overhang.io/tutor.html#contributing.

License

This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL).

The AGPL license covers the Tutor code, including the Dockerfiles, but not the content of the Docker images which can be downloaded from https://hub.docker.com. Software other than Tutor provided with the docker images retain their original license.

The Tutor plugin and hooks system is licensed under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0.