Enable LTI Provider Functionality

Tags: site operator how-to

The Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) provider feature is included in the Open edX platform but is disabled by default. The recommended way to enable it on a Tutor-based installation is to install a Tutor plugin. See Creating a Tutor Plugin.

Create the Tutor Plugin

Create a file named enable_lti_provider.py (for example, ~/.local/share/tutor-plugins/enable_lti_provider.py) with the following content:

"""
Tutor plugin: enable-lti-provider
Sets ENABLE_LTI_PROVIDER = True in the edx-platform LMS and CMS settings.
"""
import textwrap

from tutor import hooks

########################################
# Plugin metadata
########################################

__version__ = "1.0.0"
name = "enable-lti-provider"

########################################
# LMS common settings patch
########################################

hooks.Filters.ENV_PATCHES.add_item(
    (
        "openedx-lms-common-settings",
        textwrap.dedent("""
        # Enable LTI Provider feature
        FEATURES['ENABLE_LTI_PROVIDER'] = True
        ENABLE_LTI_PROVIDER = True
        INSTALLED_APPS.append('lms.djangoapps.lti_provider.apps.LtiProviderConfig')
        AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS.append('lms.djangoapps.lti_provider.users.LtiBackend')
        SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE = 'None'
        SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True
        SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE_FORCE_ALL = True
        CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = True
        CSRF_COOKIE_SAMESITE = 'None'
        X_FRAME_OPTIONS = "ALLOW-FROM <your-lti-consumer-domain>"
        """),

    )
)

########################################
# CMS common settings patch
# (optional but keeps both services in sync)
########################################

hooks.Filters.ENV_PATCHES.add_item(
    (
        "openedx-cms-common-settings",
        """
        # Enable LTI Provider feature
        FEATURES['ENABLE_LTI_PROVIDER'] = True
        ENABLE_LTI_PROVIDER = True
        """,
    )
)

You need to enable the plugin, restart your instance and run database migrations as described in Tutor documentation.

Important

If you plan to deliver content in an iframe, replace <your-lti-consumer-domain> in the X_FRAME_OPTIONS setting with your actual LTI consumer domain. If you are not using iframe delivery, you can remove that line.

Verify the Installation

Confirm the LTI provider is active by looking for the LTI Provider section in Django admin panel.

LTI Provider section should appear in Django admin panel once the feature is active.

If its not visible, check that the migration step completed without errors.

See also

Configuring your Open edX instance as an LTI Tool Provider (concept)

Configuring LTI Consumers (how-to)

Maintenance chart

Review Date	Reviewer	Release	Test situation
2026-05-06	Aamir Ayub	Verawood	Pass
2025-06-04	MITx	Teak	Pass

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