Performance, Maintenance, and Automation¶

Why This Module Matters to You¶

This module helps you perform performance, maintenance, and automation tasks in a way that is consistent, evidence-based, and safe for live Moodle users. The focus is on what you need to do, what to check, and how to explain your decisions.

What You Will Be Able to Do¶

Run routine site health checks before problems become incidents.
Explain how cron, scheduled tasks, caches, backups, and storage affect user experience.
Use simple checklists or scripts responsibly under local policy.
Know when to escalate to senior system or infrastructure teams.

Topics You Will Practice¶

Cron and scheduled task awareness.
Cache clearing and safe timing.
Backup and storage checks.
Basic performance symptoms.
Lightweight automation opportunities.

Hands-On Lab¶

Complete a monthly health checklist and identify which findings require immediate action, monitoring, or escalation.

Your Evidence of Completion¶

By the end of this module, you should have:

A completed checklist or decision note.
Screenshots or written observations from a non-production Moodle site where available.
A short explanation of the risk, validation method, and next action.

Key Takeaways¶

Intermediate administration is about repeatable workflows, not just knowing where menus are.
Every meaningful change should have an owner, rationale, validation method, and rollback path.
Logs, reports, and stakeholder confirmation should be used together before declaring an issue resolved.