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Root certificate installation on macOS

To connect to the MoodleBox via HTTPS without displaying a warning window, it is necessary to install the MoodleBox root certificate (or CA certificate). This certificate, issued by the MoodleBox project as a certification authority, allows the browser to ensure that the certificate on the MoodleBox website is valid. Root certificate installation on macOS (Safari et Chrome) Download the CA certificate from the MoodleBox homepage by clicking link Install root CA certificate.

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Root certificate installation on Windows

To connect to the MoodleBox via HTTPS without displaying a warning window, it is necessary to install the MoodleBox root certificate (or CA certificate). This certificate, issued by the MoodleBox project as a certification authority, allows the browser to ensure that the certificate on the MoodleBox website is valid. Root certificate installation on Windows (Edge and Chrome) Launch Edge or Chrome, access MoodleBox home page, click link Install root CA certificate, then Open.

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Switch MoodleBox to HTTPS

The procedure below can be used to configure the MoodleBox to provide secure connections via HTTPS. Once this is done, it will no longer be possible to connect via HTTP. Access MoodleBox command line interface (via SSH). Edit file /var/www/moodle/config.php, e.g. typing command nano /var/www/moodle/config.php. Change line beginning with $CFG->wwwroot, replacing http:// by https:// in address http://moodlebox.home, then save. Edit file /etc/nginx/sites-available/default, e.g. typing command sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/default. According to the instructions in this file, uncomment relevant lines, then save.

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Display restart and shutdown buttons in the footer

Thanks to the display at the bottom of the page of the MoodleBox’s restart and stop buttons, its administration is more intuitive and easier. Restart and stop buttons in footer This feature is enabled by visiting the MoodleBox settings in the administration interface: Site administration > Server > MoodleBox > MoodleBox settings, then checking the box “Show buttons in footer”. Show buttons in footer checkbox After saving the changes, the MoodleBox restart and stop buttons will be displayed for Moodle roles with the tool/moodlebox:viewbuttonsinfooter capability, which is granted by default to the manager role and of course to the administrators.

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Use the MoodleBox's Wi-Fi captive portal

Note This feature is available from version 2.7.0 of MoodleBox. The MoodleBox contains a fully configured captive portal, based on free software Nodogsplash, to direct users connecting to its wireless network to the MoodleBox home page. The captive portal is not enabled by default. If you want to make it active, simply run the command below after accessing to the MoodleBox command line interface. sudo systemctl start nodogsplash To stop the captive portal, the following command must be used.

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