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https://github.com/samyakpiya/course-cascade
Modern Learning Management System built with Next.js 14, featuring secure authentication, interactive lessons, and cloud-powered infrastructure for scalable education delivery.
https://github.com/samyakpiya/course-cascade
aws clerk dynamodb education learning lms nextjs react serverless shadcn tailwindcss typescript
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Modern Learning Management System built with Next.js 14, featuring secure authentication, interactive lessons, and cloud-powered infrastructure for scalable education delivery.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/samyakpiya/course-cascade
- Owner: samyakpiya
- Created: 2024-12-07T21:32:20.000Z (2 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-12-15T05:44:13.000Z (about 2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-12-15T06:18:53.569Z (about 2 months ago)
- Topics: aws, clerk, dynamodb, education, learning, lms, nextjs, react, serverless, shadcn, tailwindcss, typescript
- Language: TypeScript
- Homepage: https://course-cascade.vercel.app
- Size: 3.18 MB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# Course Cascade
Course Cascade is a modern Learning Management System (LMS) built with Next.js, leveraging cloud infrastructure for scalability and performance. View the live website [here](https://course-cascade.vercel.app/).
## Features
- 🔐 Secure authentication with Clerk
- 📚 Course creation and management
- 📝 Interactive lesson content
- 📊 Student progress tracking
- 🎥 Video content streaming
- 💾 File storage and management
- 📱 Responsive design for all devices
## Payment Processing
For demonstration purposes, all Stripe payments are currently processed through a single platform account, meaning course payments go directly to the platform owner.
In a real-world marketplace scenario, the payment system would be implemented using Stripe Connect to facilitate revenue sharing between the platform and instructors. Here's how it would work:
1. Instructors would onboard through Stripe Connect to create connected accounts
2. When a student purchases a course for $100:
- Platform automatically keeps its fee (e.g., 20% = $20)
- Instructor automatically receives their share (e.g., 80% = $80)
3. Payouts would be handled automatically to instructors' bank accounts
This marketplace payment setup is intentionally omitted from the demo but represents the proper approach for a production course marketplace platform.
## Tech Stack
### Frontend
- Next.js 14 (App Router)
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
- Shadcn UI
- Clerk Authentication
### Backend & Infrastructure
- AWS Lambda (Serverless Functions)
- Amazon API Gateway
- Amazon DynamoDB
- Amazon S3 (File Storage)
- Amazon CloudFront (CDN)
- Amazon ECR (Container Registry)
## Getting Started
### Prerequisites
- Node.js 18.0 or later
- AWS Account
- Clerk Account
- npm or pnpm
### Installation
1. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/course-cascade.git
cd course-cascade
```
2. Install dependencies:
```bash
npm install
# or
pnpm install
```
3. Set up environment variables:
```bash
cp .env.example .env.local
```
Fill in your environment variables:
```
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=
CLERK_SECRET_KEY=
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
AWS_REGION=
# ... other environment variables
```
4. Run the development server:
```bash
npm run dev
# or
pnpm dev
```
Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) to view the application.
## Deployment
### Vercel Deployment
1. Push your code to GitHub
2. Import your repository to Vercel
3. Configure environment variables
4. Deploy
### AWS Infrastructure Setup
1. Configure AWS CLI
2. Deploy AWS resources using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
3. Set up CI/CD pipeline
Detailed deployment instructions can be found in the [deployment documentation](docs/deployment.md).
## Architecture
```
┌─────────────────┐
│ Next.js App │
└─────────────────┘
│
├────────────────────────────┐
▼ ▼
┌─────────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐
│ Clerk Auth │ │ CloudFront │
└─────────────────┘ └──────────────┘
│ │
▼ ▼
┌─────────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐
│ Vercel │ │ S3 │
└─────────────────┘ └──────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────┐
│ API Gateway │
└─────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐
│ AWS Lambda │◀────│ ECR │
└─────────────────┘ └──────────────┘
│
├────────────────────────────┐
▼ ▼
┌─────────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐
│ DynamoDB │ │ S3 │
└─────────────────┘ └──────────────┘
```
## Contributing
1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature`)
3. Commit your changes (`git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature'`)
4. Push to the branch (`git push origin feature/amazing-feature`)
5. Open a Pull Request
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
## Acknowledgments
- EdRoh for the project inspiration
- Next.js team for the amazing framework
- Vercel for hosting and deployment
- AWS for cloud infrastructure
- Clerk for authentication services
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