EduFlow: Engineering a Full-Stack E-Learning Platform
How I built EduFlow — a MERN-stack e-learning platform with course management, video streaming, real-time assessments, and progress tracking from scratch.
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How I built EduFlow — a MERN-stack e-learning platform with course management, video streaming, real-time assessments, and progress tracking from scratch.
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The Goal Build a complete LMS that handles the full learning lifecycle: instructor course creation, student enrollment, video lectures, quizzes, progress tracking, and completion certificates — all with a modern, responsive UI.
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Architecture Frontend — React + TypeScript with Tailwind CSS. Role-based dashboards for students and instructors. Backend — Express.js API with JWT authentication, role-based access control, and rate limiting. Database — MongoDB with Mongoose schemas for users, courses, enrollments, and progress tracking. Video — HLS streaming with adaptive bitrate. Videos are transcoded on upload and served via CDN.
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Course Builder Instructors get a drag-and-drop course builder: add sections, reorder lessons, upload videos, and create quizzes with multiple question types (MCQ, true/false, code challenges). The builder auto-saves drafts and supports preview mode.
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MERN
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TypeScript
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MongoDB
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Express
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React
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Node.js
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