Hi,
Has anyone pursued establishing an on-site/on-campus backup of their Canvas instance (updated and ultimately similarly functional to the Beta or Test instances provided when Instructure hosts your LMS in AWS)?
No—this is generally not pursued, as it is complex and would require significant manual updates and maintenance.
Running an on-site or on‑campus backup of a Canvas instance comparable to hosted Beta/Test environments would involve replicating infrastructure, managing updates, handling integrations, and ensuring data consistency. Unlike Instructure-managed environments, which are automatically maintained, a local instance would require continuous manual synchronization and upkeep, making it impractical for most institutions.
As a result, organizations typically rely on Instructure’s hosted environments rather than attempting to recreate them locally.
As an alternative, some organizations use third-party solutions such as K16, which is a SaaS service that enables backups of Canvas data outside of Canvas; however, this comes with additional cost.
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