Advanced-LMS

A full-stack Learning Management System (LMS) built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, React, and Cloudinary for video hosting.

Features

• User authentication (student & educator roles)
• Educator: Create, publish, and manage courses, chapters, lectures
• Student: Enroll in/purchase courses, track progress, rate courses
• Video upload and streaming via Cloudinary
• RESTful API with JWT authentication
• Course ratings and reviews
• Progress tracking per course

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express, MongoDB, Mongoose
• Frontend: React (see /client)
• Media: Cloudinary (video hosting)
• Auth: JWT, bcrypt

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/gourabofficial/Advanced-LMS.git
cd Advanced-LMS

2. Install dependencies

cd server
npm install

3. Set up environment variables

Create a .env file in /server:

MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_uri
PORT=3000
JWT_TOKEN=your_jwt_secret
CLOUDINARY_NAME=your_cloudinary_name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_cloudinary_api_key
CLOUDINARY_SECRET_KEY=your_cloudinary_secret

4. Start the backend server

npm start

5. Start the frontend (optional)

cd ../client
npm install
npm run dev

API Overview

Auth

• POST /api/auth/register — Register user
• POST /api/auth/login — Login user
• POST /api/auth/logout — Logout user

User

• GET /api/user/profile — Get user profile
• POST /api/user/enroll/:courseId — Enroll in course
• POST /api/user/purchase/:courseId — Purchase course
• PUT /api/user/progress/:courseId — Update course progress
• GET /api/user/progress/:courseId — Get course progress
• POST /api/user/rating/:courseId — Rate a course

Course

• GET /api/course/all — List all published courses
• POST /api/course/create — Create course (educator)
• DELETE /api/course/:courseId — Delete course (educator)
• GET /api/course/my-courses — Educator's courses
• PATCH /api/course/:courseId/toggle-publish — Publish/unpublish course
• POST /api/course/enroll/:courseId — Enroll in course (student)

Chapter

• GET /api/chapter/course/:courseId — List chapters for a course
• POST /api/chapter/create/:courseId — Create chapter (educator)
• DELETE /api/chapter/:chapterId — Delete chapter (educator)

Lecture

• GET /api/lecture/chapter/:chapterId — List lectures for a chapter
• POST /api/lecture/create/:courseId/:chapterId — Create lecture (educator)
• DELETE /api/lecture/:lectureId — Delete lecture (educator)

Video

• POST /api/video/upload — Upload video (educator)

Video Upload

• Videos are uploaded to Cloudinary via /api/video/upload (max size configurable in multer config)
• Use the returned videoUrl when creating a lecture

License

MIT