Main Framework¶

Timetable proposed by Traversées (original tender)¶

• [Last week of July 2024]: Building up of the digital infrastructure.

• Setup of a new dedicated server located in Europe (Hetzner or OVH with a hardware profile close to CPU 40 cores, RAM 128Gb, NVMe SSD disks).
• Setup of a scalable virtualization environment (based on the open technologies Proxmox, KVM, LXC).
• Configuration of a working digital environment splitted into a production server and a development server, featuring tools for collaboration and code building (Redmine, GIT).
• Setup of a security backup and server monitoring policy (Zabbix).

• [Weeks 1 and 2 of August 2024]: Coordination and installation of the main core of Moodle, duplicating the configuration of edu.ripess.eu.

• Briefings with the project’s coordination (identification of contacts, semantic updating of the project, planning).
• Installation of the core components and extensions of Moodle (internationalization, Big Blue Button, monitoring) using the model built for edu.ripess.eu.
• Installation and testing of a Big Blue Button/Fair Blue virtual server (or a cluster of servers if it is necessary to host up to 300-400 simultaneous participants).
• Graphic customization of the Moodle interface according to the existing visuals of the YOU CARE project and other institutional brands.

• [Week 3 of August 2024]: Tests and adaptation of Moodle and first internal learning session for administrators.

• Customization of the server for a high-performance rendering, able to host more than 1000 users and up to 200 video conferencing participants (caching, optimization of SQL, PHP, Apache/Nginx, eventually load balancing and multi-servers).
• Installation of a Big Blue Button streaming extension, to be connected with the open video server Peertube.
• Installation of a self-hosted Peertube video server (with a high performance configuration).
• Configuration of a Moodle’s common extension for users’ monitoring and statistics.

• [Month 9-12 of 2024]: Training and enhancement of the platform to an assembly functionality

• Feasibility of creating a task group of facilitators of the platform.
• Installation and testing of a forum/assembly functionality, based on Matrix (instant messaging integrated to Moodle 4.3), or Discourse (advanced community forum and knowledge base).
• Development of missing or additional functionalities; improvement of graphic templates.
• Trainings of the project’s coordination (and eventually the facilitators group).

• [Month 1-6 of 2025]: Reporting, training and supervision of the platform

• First report based on statistics, shared contents in the platform and emerging interactions.
• Supervision and maintenance of the platform (core and components optimization, security checking).
• Activation of the participative assembly module (March 2025).
• Trainings and a working group of the project’s coordination (and eventually the facilitators group).

• [Month 6-12 of 2025]: Reporting, training and supervision of the platform

• Second report based on statistics, shared contents and emerging interactions.
• Trainings of the project coordination (and eventually the facilitators group).
• Maintenance of the platform (core and components update, security checking).

• [2026-2027]: Reporting, training and supervision of the platform.