📚 StudyNotion

StudyNotion is an EdTech platform where students can buy courses and instructors can create and sell them. It works like a mini Udemy/Skillshare clone, providing authentication, course browsing, purchasing, and learning interfaces.

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Tech Stack

Client: TailwindCSS, React, Redux

Server: Nodejs , Expressjs , MongoDB ,

✨ Key Features

🔐 Authentication & Authorization

Signup/Login with JWT
Using OTP
Role-based access for Student, Instructor, and Admin

📚 Course Management

Instructors can create, edit, and delete courses
Upload videos and materials

🎓 Student Features

Browse and search for courses
Purchase courses securely
Watch course content after enrollment

🛠 Admin Features

Manage users and courses

🎨 UI/UX

Responsive design for all devices
Dashboard for instructors & students

🔒 Security

Password encryption with bcrypt
Protected routes for enrolled content

✅ Tables to created

Users
Profile
OTP
Category
Course
CourseProgress
Section
SubSection
Rating and Reviews

Security

JWT Auth required for Category and Course
Instructor check middleware for course creation/deletion
API key middleware for accessing /course and /payments

Deliverables checklist

Auth + API key (jwt , key generation)
Courses CRUD with admin check
Reviews & Cart functionality
Middleware (JWT , API Key , Admin)
DB structure & relationships
Postman collection
Razorpay , cart, email features

API Reference

Authentication Routes

Register User

  POST /api/v1/auth/signup

Parameter	Type	Description
`firstName`	`string`	Required. The first name of the user
`lastName`	`string`	Required. The last name of the user
`email`	`string`	Required. The email address of the user
`password`	`string`	Required. The password for the account
`confirmPassword`	`string`	Required. Must match the password field
`accountType`	`string`	Required. The role of the user (`Student`/`Instructor`/`Admin`)
`otp`	`string`	Required. One-Time Password for verification

Send OTP

  GET /api/v1/auth/sendotp

Parameter	Type	Description
`email`	`string`	Required. The email address where the OTP will be sent

login User

  POST /api/v1/auth/login

Parameter	Type	Description
`email`	`string`	Required. The name of the email
`password`	`string`	Required. The name of the password

Reset Password Token

  POST /api/v1/auth/reset-password-token

Parameter	Type	Description
`email`	`string`	Required. The email address for which the password reset token is to be generated

Reset Password

  POST /api/v1/auth/reset-password

Parameter	Type	Description
`token`	`string`	Required. The password reset token sent to the user's email
`password`	`string`	Required. The new password for the account
`confirmPassword`	`string`	Required. Must match the `password` field

Change password

  POST /api/v1/auth/changepassword

Parameter	Type	Description
`oldPassword`	`string`	Required. The current password of the account
`newPassword`	`string`	Required. The new password for the account
`confirmNewPassword`	`string`	Required. Must match the `newPassword` field

Logout

  POST /api/v1/users/logout

Parameter	Type	Description
`token`	`string`	Required. The authentication token (JWT) of the logged-in user, sent in the request headers

Forgot password

  POST /api/v1/users/forgot-password

Parameter	Type	Description
`email`	`string`	Required. The email address of the user to send the password reset link or OTP

Profile

delete profile

  DELETE /api/v1/profile/deleteProfile

Update Profile

  PUT /api/v1/profile/updateProfile

Parameter	Type	Description
`firstName`	`string`	Required. The first name of the user
`lastName`	`string`	Required. The last name of the user
`dateOfBirth`	`string`	Optional. The date of birth of the user in `YYYY-MM-DD` format
`about`	`string`	Optional. A short bio or description about the user
`contactNumber`	`string`	Optional. The contact phone number of the user
`gender`	`string`	Optional. The gender of the user (`Male` / `Female` / `Other`)

get Users Details

  GET /api/v1/profile/getUserDetails

get Enrolled Courses

  GET /api/v1/profile/getEnrolledCourses

get Instructor Dashboard

  GET /api/v1/profile/instructorDashboard

update Display Picture

  PUT /api/v1/profile/updateDisplayPicture

Parameter	Type	Description
`displayPicture`	`file`	Required. The new profile picture file to be uploaded

Courses Routes

create course

  POST /api/v1/course/ceateCourse

Parameter	Type	Description
`courseName`	`string`	Required. The name of the course
`courseDescription`	`string`	Required. A detailed description of the course
`whatYouWillLearn`	`string`	Required. A summary of the skills or knowledge the student will gain
`price`	`number`	Required. The price of the course
`tag`	`array`	Optional. List of tags related to the course
`category`	`string`	Required. The ID of the category the course belongs to
`status`	`string`	Optional. The publishing status of the course (`Draft` / `Published`)
`instructions`	`array`	Optional. Additional guidelines or instructions for the course

Get All courses

  GET /api/v1/course/getAllCourses

Add Section

  POST /api/v1/course/addSection

Parameter	Type	Description
`sectionName`	`string`	Required. The name/title of the section
`courseId`	`string`	Required. The unique identifier of the course to which the section belongs

Update Section

  POST /api/v1/course/updateSecton

Parameter	Type	Description
`sectionName`	`string`	Required. The updated name/title of the section
`sectionId`	`string`	Required. The unique identifier of the section to be updated

Delete Section

  DELETE /api/v1/course/deleteSection

Parameter	Type	Description
`sectionId`	`string`	Required. The unique identifier of the section to be deleted
`courseId`	`string`	Required. The unique identifier of the course to which the section belongs

Add SubSection

  POST /api/v1/course/addSubSection

Parameter	Type	Description
`sectionId`	`string`	Required. The unique identifier of the section to which the subsection belongs
`title`	`string`	Required. The title of the subsection
`timeDuration`	`string`	Required. The duration of the video or lesson (e.g., "10:35")
`description`	`string`	Optional. A brief description of the subsection content
`videoFile`	`file`	Required. The video file to be uploaded for the subsection

Update SubSection

  POST /api/v1/course/updateSubSection

Parameter	Type	Description
`subsectionId`	`string`	Required. The unique identifier of the subsection to be updated
`title`	`string`	Optional. The updated title of the subsection
`timeDuration`	`string`	Optional. The updated duration of the video or lesson (e.g., "10:35")
`description`	`string`	Optional. The updated description of the subsection content
`videoFile`	`file`	Optional. The updated video file for the subsection

Delete SubSection

  DELETE /api/v1/course/deleteSubSection

Parameter	Type	Description
`sectionId`	`string`	Required. The unique identifier of the section containing the subsection
`subsectionId`	`string`	Required. The unique identifier of the subsection to be deleted

GET Course Details

  GET /api/v1/course/getCourseDetails

GET Full Course Details

  GET /api/v1/course/getFullCourseDetails

Edit Course

  POST /api/v1/course/editCourse

Parameter	Type	Description
`courseId`	`string`	Required. The unique identifier of the course to be updated
`courseName`	`string`	Optional. The updated name of the course
`courseDescription`	`string`	Optional. The updated detailed description of the course
`whatYouWillLearn`	`string`	Optional. The updated summary of what students will learn
`price`	`number`	Optional. The updated price of the course
`tag`	`array`	Optional. Updated list of tags related to the course
`category`	`string`	Optional. The updated category ID of the course
`status`	`string`	Optional. The updated publishing status (`Draft` / `Published`)
`instructions`	`array`	Optional. Updated additional guidelines or instructions for the course

Get Instructor Course

  GET /api/v1/course/getInstructorCourses

Delete Course

  DELETE /api/v1/course/deleteCourse

update course Progress

  POST /api/v1/course/updateCourseProgress

Parameter	Type	Description
`courseId`	`string`	Required. The unique identifier of the course whose progress is being updated
`subsectionId`	`string`	Required. The unique identifier of the subsection being marked as completed

Create Category

  POST /api/v1/course/createCategory

Parameter	Type	Description
`name`	`string`	Required. The name of the category
`description`	`string`	Required. A short description of the category

Show all Categories

  GET /api/v1/course/getAllCategories

Category Page Details

  POST /api/v1/course/getCategoryPageDetails

Parameter	Type	Description
`categoryId`	`string`	Required. The unique identifier of the category

create Rating

  POST /api/v1/course/createRating

Parameter	Type	Description
`courseId`	`string`	Required. The unique identifier of the course being rated
`rating`	`number`	Required. The rating score for the course (1–5, can be decimal)
`review`	`string`	Optional. A short written review of the course

get Average Rating

  GET /api/v1/course/getAverageRating

Parameter	Type	Description
`courseId`	`string`	Required. The unique identifier of the course for which to retrieve average rating or all reviews

get Reviews

  GET /api/v1/course/getReviews

Parameter	Type	Description
`courseId`	`string`	Required. The unique identifier of the course for which to retrieve average rating or all reviews

Contact Routes

contact us

  POST /api/v1/reach/contact

Parameter	Type	Description
`email`	`string`	Required. The email address of the user submitting the message
`firstName`	`string`	Required. The first name of the user
`lastName`	`string`	Required. The last name of the user
`message`	`string`	Required. The content of the message or inquiry
`phoneNo`	`string`	Required. The phone number of the user
`countryCode`	`string`	Required. The international dialing code of the user's country

Payment Routes

capture Payment

  POST /api/v1/payment/capturePayment

Parameter	Type	Description
`razorpay_payment_id`	`string`	Required. The unique payment ID returned by Razorpay after the transaction is initiated
`razorpay_order_id`	`string`	Required. The unique order ID generated for the transaction
`razorpay_signature`	`string`	Required. The signature generated by Razorpay to verify payment authenticity

verify Payment

  POST /api/v1/payment/verifyPayment

Parameter	Type	Description
`razorpay_order_id`	`string`	Required. The Razorpay order ID generated during payment initiation
`razorpay_payment_id`	`string`	Required. The Razorpay payment ID received after payment completion
`razorpay_signature`	`string`	Required. The signature generated by Razorpay to verify the authenticity of the transaction
`courses`	`array`	Required. List of course IDs included in the purchase

Send Payment Success Email

  POST /api/v1/payment/sendPaymentSuccessEmail

Parameter	Type	Description
`orderId`	`string`	Required. The unique order ID associated with the payment
`paymentId`	`string`	Required. The payment ID generated after successful payment completion
`amount`	`number`	Required. The total amount paid for the order

Environment Variables

To run this project, you will need to add the following environment variables to your .env file

PORT =

MONGODB_URL =

JWT_SECRET =

FOLDER_NAME =

MAIL_HOST =

MAIL_USER =

MAIL_PASS =

CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME =

CLOUDINARY_API_KEY =

CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET =

RAZORPAY_KEY_ID =

RAZORPAY_KEY_SECRET =

Installation

Install my-project with npm

  npm install my-project
  cd my-project

Installation

Install my-project with npm

  npm install

  npm install express

  npm i dotenv

  npm i express-fileupload

  npm i bcrypt

  npm i bcryptjs

  npm i cookie-parser

  npm i crypto-random-string

  npm i jsonwebtoken

  npm i mongoose

  npm i node-schedule

  npm i cors

  npm i otp-generator

  npm i nodemailer

  npm i cloudinary

  npm i razorpay

  npm i -D nodemon

Running Tests

To run tests, run the following command

  npm start

Run Locally

Clone the project

  git clone https://github.com/i-himanshu29/studynotion.git

Go to the project directory

  cd server

Install dependencies

  npm install

Start the server

  npm run dev

Deployment

The server is deployed on Render and the frontend is deployed on Vercel.

📽️ Demo

Check out the live demo of the project here:

Click the thumbnail above to watch the demo on YouTube.

Screenshots

Some S.S of Landing Page

Signup SS

Login SS

Profile

Some SS of Courses

📁 Project Structure - BookBazar

studynotion/
│
├── 📁 client/ # Frontend (React + Tailwind)
│ ├── 📁 public/ # Static files
│ ├── 📁 src/
│ │ ├── 📁 assets/ # Images, icons, fonts
│ │ ├── 📁 components/ # Reusable UI components
│ │ ├── 📁 pages/ # Page-level components
│ │ ├── 📁 features/ # Feature-specific components
│ │ ├── 📁 hooks/ # Custom React hooks
│ │ ├── 📁 utils/ # Helper functions
│ │ ├── 📁 services/ # API calls (axios/fetch)
│ │ ├── 📁 context/ # React Context API
│ │ ├── 📁 redux/ # Redux slices (if used)
│ │ ├── App.jsx
│ │ ├── index.jsx
│ │ └── main.jsx
│ ├── package.json
│ └── vite.config.js
│
├── 📁 server/ # Backend (Node.js + Express + MongoDB)
│ ├── 📁 config/ # Database & env configuration
│ ├── 📁 controllers/ # Business logic for routes
│ ├── 📁 models/ # Mongoose schemas
│ ├── 📁 routes/ # Express route definitions
│ ├── 📁 middleware/ # Auth, error handling
│ ├── 📁 utils/ # Helper functions, token generation
│ ├── 📁 validators/ # Request validation (Joi/Yup)
│ ├── 📁 uploads/ # Uploaded files (images/videos)
│ ├── server.js # Entry point
│ ├── package.json
│ └── .env
├── .editorconfig
├── .gitignore
├── .nvmrc
├── .prettierignore
├── README.md
├── package.json
├── prettier.config.js
└── tailwind.config.js

Hi, I'm Himanshu Maurya! 👋

🚀 About Me

Hello, I'm Himanshu Maurya, a passionate Software Developer who loves building innovative and efficient software.

🛠 Skills

JavaScript , React.js , Tailwindcss , Next.js , Node.js , Express.js , MongoDB , PostgreSql , Redis , Kafka , Deployment , Docker , WebSocket , Testing , Git/GitHub , AWS , etc.

🔗 Links

Acknowledgements

Thanks to [Love Babbar] Bhaiya for the inspiration and guidance for his in-depth knowledge and support for that project.

Appendix

This section contains additional information and resources related to the StudyNotion project.

Technologies Used: React, Tailwind CSS, Redux, Node.js, Express, MongoDB, Mongoose, JWT Authentication, Cloudinary for media uploads, Razorpay for payment gateway integration, Nodemailer for email services, and environment variables managed via .env files.
Environment Setup: Make sure to configure your .env file in the server/ directory with the necessary credentials such as database URL, JWT secret, Cloudinary keys, and Razorpay keys.
Deployment Details: The frontend is deployed on Vercel, and the backend server is hosted on Render.
Future Enhancements: Plans include adding live streaming for courses, real-time live chatting between students and instructors, a live doubt-clearing section, multilingual support, an advanced analytics dashboard for instructors, and integration with additional payment methods.

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📚 StudyNotion

Badges

Tech Stack

✨ Key Features

🔐 Authentication & Authorization

📚 Course Management

🎓 Student Features

🛠 Admin Features

🎨 UI/UX

🔒 Security

✅ Tables to created

Security

Deliverables checklist

API Reference

Authentication Routes

Register User

Send OTP

login User

Reset Password Token

Reset Password

Change password

Logout

Forgot password

Profile

delete profile

Update Profile

get Users Details

get Enrolled Courses

get Instructor Dashboard

update Display Picture

Courses Routes

create course

Get All courses

Add Section

Update Section

Delete Section

Add SubSection

Update SubSection

Delete SubSection

GET Course Details

GET Full Course Details

Edit Course

Get Instructor Course

Delete Course

update course Progress

Create Category

Show all Categories

Category Page Details

create Rating

get Average Rating

get Reviews

Contact Routes

contact us

Payment Routes

capture Payment

verify Payment

Send Payment Success Email

Environment Variables

Installation

Installation

Running Tests

Run Locally

Deployment

📽️ Demo

Screenshots

Some S.S of Landing Page

Signup SS

Login SS

Profile

Some SS of Courses

📁 Project Structure - BookBazar

Hi, I'm Himanshu Maurya! 👋

🚀 About Me

🛠 Skills

🔗 Links

Acknowledgements

Packages