InAcademy - Enterprise E-Learning Platform

A production-ready full-stack MERN e-learning platform inspired by Unacademy, Physics Wallah, Coursera, and Udemy.

Tech Stack

Layer	Technologies
Frontend	React 19, Vite, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, Redux Toolkit, TanStack Query, Socket.io
Backend	Node.js, Express, MongoDB, Mongoose, JWT, Socket.io, Redis
Payments	Razorpay, Stripe
DevOps	Docker, Docker Compose, Nginx

Project Structure

Inacademy/
├── client/          # React frontend
├── server/          # Express API
├── docker/          # Docker & deployment configs
├── docs/            # Documentation
└── README.md

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20+
• MongoDB (local or Docker)
• npm

1. Start MongoDB

# Using Docker
cd docker
docker compose up mongodb redis -d

Or install MongoDB locally and ensure it runs on mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017.

2. Setup Backend

cd server
cp .env.example .env   # Edit as needed
npm install
npm run seed           # Seed demo data
npm run dev

API runs at http://localhost:5000

3. Setup Frontend

cd client
npm install
npm run dev

App runs at http://localhost:5173

Demo Accounts

Role	Email	Password
Super Admin	admin@inacademy.com	Admin@123456
Educator	educator@inacademy.com	Educator@123
Student	student@inacademy.com	Student@123

Features

• Authentication: JWT, refresh tokens, OTP, password reset, RBAC (5 roles)
• Courses: CRUD, curriculum, video player, progress tracking, certificates
• Live Classes: Socket.io real-time chat, reactions, raise hand, polls
• Tests: Mock tests, timer, negative marking, leaderboards, AI analysis
• AI: Chatbot, study planner, summaries, recommendations
• Payments: Razorpay & Stripe integration
• Dashboards: Student, Educator, Admin panels
• Community: Discussions, likes, replies
• PWA: Offline-ready progressive web app

API Endpoints

Base URL: http://localhost:5000/api/v1

Module	Endpoints
Auth	/auth/register, /auth/login, /auth/refresh, /auth/me
Home	/home
Courses	/courses, /courses/:slug, /courses/:id/enroll
Categories	/categories, /categories/:slug
Quizzes	/quizzes, /quizzes/:id/submit
Live	/live, /live/:id/join
AI	/ai/chat, /ai/study-planner
Admin	/admin/dashboard, /admin/users

Docker (Full Stack)

cd docker
docker compose up --build

Environment Variables

See server/.env.example for all backend variables including:

• MongoDB, Redis, JWT secrets
• Cloudinary, AWS S3
• Razorpay, Stripe
• Google/GitHub OAuth
• AI API key (OpenAI-compatible)

Production Build

# Frontend
cd client && npm run build

# Backend
cd server && npm start

License

MIT