Educify

Educify is a comprehensive Learning Management System (LMS) designed to facilitate online education for students, instructors, and administrators. It provides a robust platform for course creation, enrollment, progress tracking, and interactive learning.

Features

• User Roles & Authentication:
  • Secure authentication system.
  • Distinct roles: Student, Instructor, and Admin.
• Course Management:
  • Instructors can create, edit, and publish courses.
  • Support for rich media content including video modules, documents, and text lessons.
  • Course categorization and difficulty levels.
• Student Experience:
  • Enroll in courses and track learning progress.
  • Wishlist functionality to save courses for later.
  • Submit reviews and ratings for courses.
  • Earn certificates upon course completion.
• Dashboard & Analytics:
  • Personalized dashboards for students and instructors to track activities.

Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js (React framework), Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Next.js Server Actions / API Routes
• Database: PostgreSQL (via Supabase)
• ORM: Prisma
• Storage: AWS S3 (for course assets like videos and thumbnails)
• Authentication: Custom implementation (bcrypt, jose)

Getting Started

Follow these steps to set up the project locally.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (LTS version recommended)
• npm or yarn
• PostgreSQL database (or a Supabase project)
• AWS S3 Bucket credentials

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/AVBharath10/Educifyy.git
   cd Educifyy

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Environment Setup:

   Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following variables:

   DATABASE_URL="postgresql://user:password@host:port/database?schema=public"
   # Add other necessary variables for JWT, AWS S3, etc.
   JWT_SECRET="your_jwt_secret"
   AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="your_aws_key"
   AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="your_aws_secret"
   AWS_REGION="your_aws_region"
   AWS_BUCKET_NAME="your_bucket_name"

4. Database Setup:

   Push the Prisma schema to your database:

   npx prisma generate
   npx prisma db push

   (Optional) Seed the database:

   npm run prisma:seed

5. Run the Development Server:

   npm run dev

   Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the application.

Scripts

• npm run dev: Starts the development server.
• npm run build: Builds the application for production.
• npm start: Starts the production server.
• npm run lint: Runs ESLint.
• npm run prisma:generate: Generates the Prisma client.
• npm run prisma:migrate: Runs Prisma migrations.
• npm run db:push: Pushes schema changes to the database.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.