SmartSkill Studio

Overview

This is a Django-based backend for a course app where students can enroll in courses, teachers can sell courses, and students within the same course can chat with each other.

Features

• Course Management:
  • Teachers can create, update, and manage courses.
  • Students can browse and enroll in courses.
• Chat Functionality: Real-time chat for students enrolled in the same course.
• Lecture Upload: Lectures can be uploaded to AWS S3.
• Video Processing: FFmpeg is used in a separate Docker container for video processing.
• Payment Integration: Teachers can sell courses to students.
• User Authentication: Secure login and registration for students and teachers using JWT.

Technologies Used

• Backend: Django
• Database: SQLite (default) / MySQL / PostgreSQL (configurable)
• Real-time Communication: Django Channels
• Authentication: JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
• File Storage: AWS S3
• Video Processing: FFmpeg in Docker
• Containerization: Docker

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• Django
• AWS S3 bucket
• Redis
• Docker
• MySQL

Installation Steps

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/course-website.git
   cd course-website

2. Create a Virtual Environment

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install Dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Configure Database

   • Update the DATABASES setting in settings.py to configure your database.

5. Run Migrations

   python manage.py migrate

6. Create a Superuser

   python manage.py createsuperuser

7. Run the Development Server

   daphne smartskill_studio.asgi:application

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps to contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature or bugfix.
3. Commit your changes.
4. Push the branch and create a pull request.