Role
Enabled by default
Moodle Cron in the Moodle stack
This page explains what Moodle Cron means in the Moodle stack: how it is included, which base service it uses, and how it connects to the rest of the stack.
Moodle Cron is enabled by default in app environments created from the Moodle stack, but it is not treated as a core required service.
Base service
PHP (Moodle)
Type
service
Delivery
Connect your repository
Stack fit
How Moodle Cron fits into this stack
Moodle Cron is enabled by default in app environments created from the Moodle stack, but it is not treated as a core required service.
This stack service is based on PHP (Moodle) and keeps the service-specific setup for Moodle in one place.
Moodle Cron is a derivative service of Moodle.
Version policy
Available versions include 8.4, 8.3.
Delivery
Build from your repository
Moodle Cron can build directly from a repository connected to the Moodle stack.
Inclusion
Enabled by default: Yes
Required: No
Primary: No
Connections
No explicit service links are defined for this stack service.
Storage
This stack service does not define persistent volume sizes.
Technical details inherit from the parent service
Moodle Cron is a derivative service of Moodle. Configs, settings, cron schedules, actions, volumes, and related runtime details are listed on the parent service page.