# openedx/openedx-platform

The Open edX LMS & Studio, powering education sites around the world!

Repository: https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/openedx-platform
Homepage: https://openedx.org
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: backend-service
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:20:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4843, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8173, forks 4347 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:14.048289+00:00)

## What it is
Open edX Platform is the open-source Learning Management System (LMS) and Studio (CMS) that powers online course delivery and authoring at scale. It is a large Django-based modular monolith with independently deployable applications and React micro-frontends.

## Use cases
- host an online learning platform for university courses
- author and deliver MOOCs at scale
- self-host a learning management system
- create and manage course content with a CMS
- run a corporate training portal
- customize an open-source LMS for education

## When to choose
- you need a proven, full-featured LMS for delivering online courses at any scale
- you want an open-source, self-hostable education platform with a large community
- you need both content authoring (Studio) and course delivery (LMS) in one ecosystem

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight or simple course site - Open edX is a complex monolith with heavy operational requirements
- you lack DevOps expertise and cannot use a managed provider or Tutor-based deployment
- you only need a small content site without learning management features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, http-server, auth, authorization, api-framework, templating, documentation
- domain: education, web-development, backend, cms, self-hosted
- platform: python, self-hosted
- tags: lms, learning-management-system, django, online-courses, edx, monolith, micro-frontends, course-authoring, linux, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- openedx/openedx-platform (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:14.048289+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:29:35.193308+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:14.048289+00:00, sha bf4b53cbbb56)
  - homepage: https://openedx.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:28:20.995260+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.