🎓 EdTech Web App

A full-stack EdTech platform built using the MERN stack, designed for Students, Instructors, and Admins.
This platform enables course creation, secure enrollment, and seamless payment integration — all deployed in scalable containers on Google Cloud Run.

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🚀 Features

👤 User Roles

• Students: Browse, purchase, and access enrolled courses.
• Instructors: Create, manage, and publish courses.
• Admins: Oversee users, courses, and platform activity.

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🔐 Authentication & Security

• Secure authentication and authorization using JWT tokens and Google OAuth 2.0.
• Passwords encrypted using bcrypt.
• Session management via cookies and localStorage.

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💳 Payments & Communication

• Integrated Razorpay for secure payment processing.
• Automatic email confirmations using Nodemailer after successful transactions.

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☁️ File Storage & Media Management

• Course thumbnails and assets stored using Cloudinary.
• Fully optimized for performance and scalability.

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🧩 DevOps & Deployment

• Containerized using Docker.
• Deployed on Google Cloud Run for automatic scaling.
• Separate dev and prod environments with isolated databases and configurations.
• CI/CD pipeline set up to auto-build and deploy on each Git push.
• Automated code review on pull requests to main branch with quality checks, security scanning, and build verification. See Code Review Documentation for details.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Category	Technologies
Frontend	React.js, Redux, TailwindCSS
Backend	Node.js, Express.js, Mongoose
Database	MongoDB
Auth & Security	JWT, Google OAuth 2.0, bcrypt
Payments	Razorpay
File Storage	Cloudinary
DevOps & Deployment	Docker, Google Cloud Run, GitHub Actions
Email Service	Nodemailer

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🧪 Project Setup

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/LOGANBLUE1/Edtech-Deployment.git
cd Edtech-Deployment

2. Set up environment variables

Create a .env file in both the client and server directories with the following variables:

Sever .env

Here's a sample .env file for the server:

CLOUD_NAME = drkjvozea
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY = 
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET = 
MONGODB_URL="mongodb+srv://adityafake____:CumJDQ6xL3Hs9JCP@cluster0.djs7m.mongodb.net/EdTech-dev"
PORT = 4000
MAIL_HOST = smtp.gmail.com
COMPANY_NAME = "Career Counselling"
MAIL_USER = 
MAIL_PASS =
JWT_SECRET = 
CLOUDINARY_FOLDER_NAME =
RAZORPAY_KEY =         
RAZORPAY_SECRET =

Client .env

Here's a sample .env file for the client:

REACT_APP_BASE_URL=http://localhost:4000/api/v1
REACT_APP_ENV=
REACT_APP_TEST=
REACT_APP_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=fake____-iob86bhmrc3pk1ottpf0eggvcm6k968u.apps.googleusercontent.com
PORT=

2. Run the server

cd server
npm install
npm run dev

3. Run the client

cd client
npm install
npm start