📚 Learning Management System (LMS)

This is a full-featured MERN Stack-based Learning Management System (LMS) That allows educators to publish courses and students to enroll, learn, and track their progress. It includes video previews, ratings, pricing, and a modern user dashboard.

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🚀 Features

• 👨‍🏫 Educator Course Creation
• 🎓 Student Enrollment & Progress Tracking
• 🎥 Course Video Preview & Chapter-wise Content
• ⭐ Ratings & Reviews
• 💳 Pricing, Discounts, and Free Courses
• 🔐 Authentication with Clerk
• ⚙️ Admin & Dashboard Views
• 📱 Fully Responsive UI

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🛠️ Tech Stack

🧠 Frontend

• React.js (with Hooks)
• React Router DOM (routing)
• Tailwind CSS (styling)
• Axios (API requests)
• Clerk (authentication)

🔧 Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB with Mongoose
• JWT (if Clerk not used for auth)
• Multer / Cloudinary (for file upload)

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📁 Folder Structure

LMS-Project/
│
├── backend/                      # Backend server
│   ├── configs/                 # DB config, cloud storage, etc.
│   ├── controllers/            # Route handlers
│   ├── models/                 # Mongoose schemas
│   ├── routes/                 # API routes
│   ├── middlewares/           # Auth & error handling
│   ├── utils/                  # Helper functions
│   ├── server.js               # App entry point
│   └── .env                    # Environment variables
│
├── frontend/                    # React frontend
│   ├── public/                 # Static assets
│   └── src/
│       ├── assets/             # Images, icons, dummy data
│       ├── components/         # Reusable UI components
│       ├── pages/              # Pages (Home, CourseDetails, etc.)
│       ├── context/            # Global context (AppContext)
│       ├── services/           # Axios API utilities
│       ├── App.js              # Root component
│       └── main.jsx            # Entry point
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├── .gitignore
├── README.md
├── package.json (for root or monorepo)
└── LICENSE

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💾 Environment Setup

Backend .env example:

MONGODB_URI=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/lms
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloud_name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_api_key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_api_secret
PORT=5000

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⚙️ Installation & Running the Project

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

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

2️⃣ Start the Backend

npm install
npm run server 
# Runs on http://localhost:5000

3️⃣ Start the Frontend

npm install
npm run dev
# Runs on http://localhost:5173

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🧪 Dummy Data & Testing

You can use the dummyCourses.js, dummyEducatorData.js, and dummyDashboardData.js inside /src/assets/ to simulate real data during development.

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🌐 Deployment (Optional)

Coming soon... You can deploy:

• Frontend on Vercel
• Backend on Render or Railway
• MongoDB on MongoDB Atlas

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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🙋‍♂️ Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! Please open issues for major changes.

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📫 Contact

• Developer: Aditya Tiwari
• GitHub: @975220

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✅ Ready to Publish

1. Save this file as README.md in your root folder.
2. Commit and push:

git add README.md
git commit -m "docs: add LMS README"
git push origin main