Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions about Cloud Clusters Services

What kind of Moodle service does Cloud Clusters provide?

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We provide fully managed Moodle hosting at affordable prices to small and medium-sized businesses. Our Moodle hosting environment is built on our self-developed cloud application management platform. It takes advantage of container and Kubernetes, which is the most popular and dominant container-orchestration system.

Does your Moodle hosting service includes a control panel to manage the hosting?

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Yes, we provide a self-developed control panel. Aside from general operations to manage your hosting, our control panel supports administrative functions for Moodle, including FTPS server, monitoring metrics, and Shell / SSH.

Is your cloud Moodle hosting shared?

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No. All Moodle websites on our fully Kubernetes-powered platform are entirely isolated. Each Moodle website owns its dedicated resources.

What does the fully managed Moodle Hosting mean?

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Fully managed Moodle hosting on our platform are completely managed by us. Our maintenance work includes but not limited to the application deployment, migration, backup, security and upgrade, leaving you time and energy to stay focused on the application development.

What are the data center options?

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Currently, we have three data centers located in Dallas, Texas; Bend, Oregon; and Kansas City, Missouri for our cost-effective hosting service. When you place an order, you can choose the location that is closer to your target audience. You can also take advantage of our 7-day free trial before commitment.

How do you provide technical support?

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We provide technical support 24/7 via email. Sales department is available 24/7 via live chat and email. Billing department can be approached Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m via email. If you didn't find answers in the frequently asked question list, feel free to contact us.

Do you offer any network and server uptime guarantee?

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Yes. We offer a 99.9% uptime guarantee for our network and all servers.

Do you do backups for my Moodle?

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Yes. Our Kubernetes platform takes backups regularly. The backup frequency varies by hosting plan. You can also back up your Moodle manually. Backup file retention period is 7 days. If you would like to keep it for a longer time, feel free to download it to your local machine.

Do you have access limits to my Moodle in the managed Moodle hosting service??

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No. We do not set limits on the access to your Moodle.

Can I monitor the resource usage on managed Moodle hosting plans?

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Yes, our control panel supports real-time resource usage monitoring. Please refer to this guide article on how you can do it.

What currencies and payment methods do you support?

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Currently, we accept payment in US Dollars only and payments can be made with PayPal and credit card.

how can I get a discount?

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we have a membership program that allows you to get discounts ranging from 30 percent to 75 percent on our hosting services. You are encouraged to join our membership program to enjoy lower-cost hosting services. Learn more about the Membership program. You can also contact the Billing department for any discount questions.

How does your free trial works?

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Yes. We provide free trials so that clients can test if our services can meet their needs before payments. Each account is permitted to have up to 3 concurrent applications. To start a free trial, please go to the Pricing page and click the 'Free Trial' button at the end of your interested plan. If you are satisfied with our service, you can upgrade to the paid subscription at any time during the free trial. If you decide to continue using the service, you need to prepay for the hosting service before the trial is over. We will send you an invoice after you complete your billing information so that you can make the payment upfront. If you need help on this, please refer to the link.

More Questions about Moodle Hosting

What Moodle version do you support?

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Currently, Our platform supports Community 4.3 / 4.2 / 4.0 / 3.11. If you have any questions regarding the versions, feel free to let us know.

What is the environment configuration of your cloud Hosting for Moodle?

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We have installed MySQL5.7 / PHP7.4 / Apache2.4 (MySQL 8.0, PHP 8.1, and Apache 2.4) in the managed hosting for Moodle.

Can I upgrade the version on your platform?

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Sure. Please follow the steps in the guide on how to upgrade Moodle on our platform.

How can I migrate my current Moodle to your platform

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