EdTech & School Server Hosting: Scalable LMS & Online Examination Infrastructure
EdTech hosting is server capacity sized for the busiest exam or result-day window, not for total enrolment. WebJi® runs Moodle pilots on the Webji Scale plan at ₹699 a month and live school LMS sites on VPS from ₹499, before 18% GST, with edge DDoS filtering. Universities and test platforms move to cloud or dedicated servers.
For schools, coaching chains and universities whose LMS or result portal must stay up when every student logs in at once.
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Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
Why is education hosting sized for exam day, not enrolment?
An LMS or school portal is quiet for weeks and then every student logs in within the same few minutes, when a quiz opens or results are published, so the server must be sized for the busiest window rather than the number of registered users. A school with 2,000 students may see only a few dozen at once on a normal day and hundreds at 10 a.m. on result day.
| Event | What happens | What it stresses |
|---|---|---|
| Online quiz or exam window | Many students start and submit at the same time | PHP workers, database writes, disk |
| Result publication | Parents and students refresh one page repeatedly | Page cache and bandwidth |
| Admission season | Form submissions and fee payments | Forms, uploads, payment callbacks |
| Live class start | Short burst of logins before a session | Authentication and sessions |
What does a Moodle or LMS server need to stay up during exams?
A Moodle server needs PHP with OPcache, enough PHP-FPM workers for peak quiz takers, a database buffer large enough to keep quiz tables in memory, cron running every minute and fast storage for the moodledata folder. Redis for sessions reduces database load when hundreds log in together.
- PHP workers: sized to RAM, because each concurrent quiz request occupies one.
- Database buffer: quiz and gradebook tables held in memory, not read from disk.
- Cron every minute: Moodle relies on it for quiz closing, notifications and backups.
- NVMe storage: absorbs the write burst when answers are submitted.
- Edge filtering: WebJi® applies network-edge DDoS filtering on its hosting plans, useful for public result portals; see DDoS protection.
Version-by-version requirements, including the Moodle 5.3 LTS public-folder change, are on Moodle hosting.
Which hosting tier suits a school, coaching chain or university?
Moodle pilots can run on the Webji Scale shared plan at ₹699 a month; a live school LMS belongs on a VPS from ₹499 a month sized to its peak; university or test platforms move to cloud from ₹5,900 or dedicated from ₹4,999. All prices are before 18% GST.
| Institution | Workload | Starting tier |
|---|---|---|
| School website, no LMS | Notices, admissions form, gallery | Shared from ₹299/mo |
| Moodle pilot or single class | Trial courses, a few quizzes | Webji Scale ₹699/mo |
| School or college LMS in daily use | Weekly quizzes, assignments | VPS from ₹499/mo, sized to peak |
| Coaching chain with parallel batches | Evening test series across centres | Larger VPS or cloud from ₹5,900/mo |
| University or exam platform | Exam-window surges, integrations | Cloud or dedicated from ₹4,999/mo, scoped |
How should an institution prepare its LMS before an exam window?
Freeze updates a week before, test the quiz on staging with realistic numbers, confirm a fresh backup and publish one support channel for students who get locked out. Most exam-day failures come from an untested change, not from raw traffic.
- Stop plugin, theme and Moodle upgrades seven days before the window.
- Run a timed practice quiz with as many students as the real exam.
- Take and verify a backup the day before; note how long a restore takes.
- Stagger start times by a few minutes across large batches if the exam allows it.
- Share a single helpline or email for access problems during the exam.
Planning a new school site rather than an LMS is covered in school website hosting; other sectors are on the industry hosting hub.
Frequently asked questions
Can you move our existing Moodle site?
Yes. The site, database and moodledata folder are copied to a test server first, then DNS is switched in a low-traffic window such as a weekend or term break. Free migration is subject to plan terms and approval.
Do you host LMS platforms other than Moodle?
Yes. Any PHP and MySQL based LMS, such as a WordPress LMS plugin, runs on the same shared or VPS tiers, and Node.js based platforms run on a VPS. The sizing rule stays the same: plan for the busiest exam window.
How many students can a ₹499 VPS handle?
It depends on how many are active at the same moment, not on how many are enrolled, and on which quiz settings you use. Send your largest expected batch and the quiz type, and support recommends a size before you order.
Can parents pay school fees through the website?
Yes, through a payment gateway's hosted page, so card and UPI details never reach your server. The hosting must keep the gateway's callback URL reachable and HTTPS valid, especially during admission season.
Last editorial update: 15 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
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