Canvas Instances at BYU
Information on individual installations of Canvas at Brigham Young University
About Canvas LMS
Canvas LMS is an open-source SaaS (Software as a Service) learning management system developed and released by Instructure, Inc. Most institutions that use Canvas (including Brigham Young University) contract with Instructure to host and manage Canvas, and to provide updates and support.
Fun fact: Canvas was developed by BYU graduate students Brian Whitmer and Devlin Daley in collaboration with their grad school professor Josh Coates (first CEO of Canvas).
Canvas Instances at BYU
Canvas is installed and managed as individual instances, each of which contains its own set of users, library of courses, and settings. Some larger institutions (including Brigham Young University) have multiple and separate instances of Canvas, each with separate accounts, authentication (login) and administrative management. Below is a list of individual instances being used at BYU:
| Organization / Department / Program | Canvas URL | Managed by | Included programs |
| Brigham Young University - Provo (main) | byu.instructure.com | BYU Office of Information Technology | - BYU Continuing Education - BYU Online |
| BYU Independent Study | byuis.instructure.com | BYU Independent Study | |
| BYU English Language Center | byuelc.instructure.com | BYU English Language Center |
Other BYU campuses (BYU-Idaho and BYU-Hawaii), as well as other Church Education System institutions (such as the Provo Missionary Training Center), have their own instances and are independently operated and managed.
The information and resources on this Web site pertain to BYU - Provo (byu.instructure.com) only. Individuals needing assistance with other Canvas instances should contact the sponsoring program.