🎓 StudyNotion

StudyNotion is a full-stack ed-tech platform where instructors can create, manage, and sell courses, while students can browse, purchase, and track their learning progress. It integrates modern technologies and tools to deliver a seamless and efficient learning experience.

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🚀 Features

👨‍🏫 For Instructors:

• Instructor registration and login
• Course creation with modular structure (Sections & Subsections)
• Video upload and hosting via Cloudinary
• Course publishing/unpublishing
• Revenue and enrollment insights

👨‍🎓 For Students:

• Student registration and login
• Explore all available courses
• Secure course purchasing via Razorpay
• Access course content post-purchase
• Track progress through completed subsections
• Update profile, view enrolled courses

🔐 Authentication & Authorization:

• Role-based access control (Student, Instructor, Admin)
• JWT-based authentication
• Protected routes using middleware in Express.js

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend:

• React.js (with Vite)
• Redux Toolkit for state management
• Tailwind CSS for UI styling
• React Router for navigation
• Toast notifications using react-hot-toast

Backend:

• Node.js & Express.js
• MongoDB with Mongoose
• Cloudinary (for media storage)
• Razorpay (for payment gateway)
• dotenv (for environment configuration)
• JWT for authentication
• bcrypt.js for password hashing

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🔧 Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/studynotion.git
cd StudyNotion

🚀 Running StudyNotion with Docker

StudyNotion is fully containerized using Docker, allowing you to run the full application (Frontend + Backend + MongoDB) with a single command.

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📦 Prerequisites

• Install Docker Desktop
  👉 https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/

• Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/StudyNotion.git
cd StudyNotion

▶️ Start Application Using Docker In the project root (where docker-compose.yml exists), run:

docker compose up -d --build

This will: Build and start the frontend Build and start the backend Start MongoDB Connect all containers automatically

🌍 Access the Application Service URL Description Frontend http://localhost:5173 React App (Nginx) Backend API http://localhost:4000/api/v1 Express API MongoDB localhost:27016 Database

🔁 Restart Services

docker compose restart

🛑 Stop All Containers

docker compose down

🧹 Full Cleanup (Images + Containers + Volumes)

docker compose down --rmi all --volumes

🛠️ Running Without Docker (Local Setup) 1️⃣ Backend Setup

cd server
npm install

Create .env inside /server: .env.example are given for sample

Start backend:

npm run start

2️⃣ Frontend Setup

cd ../frontend
npm install

Create .env inside /frontend: .env.example are given for sample Start frontend:

npm run dev

🎉 That's it! Your StudyNotion application is now fully set up and running — either with Docker (recommended) or locally for development.