CourseFlow

A comprehensive course management system built with modern web technologies, featuring user authentication, role-based access control, and course administration capabilities.

Features

• User Authentication: Secure login and signup with JWT tokens
• Role-Based Access: Separate dashboards for Students and Admins
• Course Management: Create, update, and manage courses
• Responsive Design: Modern UI built with React and Tailwind CSS
• Email Integration: Email services for notifications and verification
• Database Integration: MongoDB for data persistence
• Logging: Comprehensive logging with Pino

Tech Stack

Frontend

• React 19 - Modern React with hooks and concurrent features
• TypeScript - Type-safe JavaScript
• Vite - Fast build tool and development server
• Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework
• React Router - Client-side routing

Backend

• Node.js - JavaScript runtime
• Express.js - Web application framework
• TypeScript - Type-safe JavaScript
• MongoDB - NoSQL database
• Mongoose - MongoDB object modeling
• JWT - JSON Web Tokens for authentication
• bcrypt - Password hashing
• Pino - High-performance logging
• Resend - Email service
• Zod - Schema validation

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or higher)
• MongoDB (local or cloud instance)
• npm or yarn package manager

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/Sachinchaurasiya360/CourseFlow
   cd CourseFlow

2. Install client dependencies

   cd client
   npm install

3. Install server dependencies

   cd ../server
   npm install

4. Environment Setup

   Create a .env file in the server directory with the following variables:

   MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/courseflow
   JWT_SECRET=your-jwt-secret-key
   RESEND_API_KEY=your-resend-api-key

5. Start MongoDB

   Make sure MongoDB is running on your system or update the MONGODB_URI to point to your cloud database.

Running the Application

1. Start the backend server

   cd server
   npm run dev

   The server will start on http://localhost:3000

2. Start the frontend client

   cd client
   npm run dev

   The client will start on http://localhost:5173

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a 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 ISC License - see the package.json files for details.

Author

Sachin Chaurasiya

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