A full-featured online learning platform built for the Afghan market — with local payment integration via HesabPay, course management, video lessons, and real-time student progress tracking.

Afghanistan lacks accessible, locally-integrated online education platforms. Most global e-learning tools don't support local payment methods, making it impossible for Afghan students to enroll and pay. EduLearn Academy solves this by providing a full-featured LMS with HesabPay — Afghanistan's local payment gateway — built right in.

• 📚 Course Management — instructors can create, update, and organize courses with structured content
• 🎬 Video Lessons — stream video lessons directly within the platform
• 👤 Student Enrollment — students can browse, enroll, and access courses after payment
• 📈 Student Progress Tracking — track completion rates and lesson progress per student
• 💳 HesabPay Integration — seamless local payment processing for Afghan users
• 🛠️ Admin Dashboard — full control over courses, users, enrollments, and revenue

edulearn-academy/
├── backend/                  # Laravel REST API
│   ├── app/
│   │   ├── Http/
│   │   │   ├── Controllers/  # API controllers
│   │   │   └── Middleware/
│   │   ├── Models/           # Eloquent models
│   │   ├── Services/         # HesabPay & business logic
│   │   └── Policies/         # Authorization policies
│   ├── database/
│   │   ├── migrations/
│   │   └── seeders/
│   └── routes/
│       └── api.php
└── frontend/                 # React + Chakra UI
    ├── src/
    │   ├── components/
    │   ├── pages/
    │   ├── hooks/
    │   └── services/         # API client layer

• PHP 8.1+
• Composer
• MySQL 8+
• Node.js 18+

git clone https://github.com/Sajjad-Matin/edulearn-academy.git
cd edulearn-academy

cd backend
composer install

Copy the example env file and fill in your values:

cp .env.example .env

Key environment variables to configure in .env:

APP_NAME=EduLearn
APP_ENV=local
APP_KEY=                        # Run: php artisan key:generate
APP_URL=http://localhost

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=edulearn
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=

SESSION_DRIVER=database
QUEUE_CONNECTION=database
CACHE_STORE=database

MAIL_MAILER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=
MAIL_PORT=
MAIL_USERNAME=
MAIL_PASSWORD=
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=
MAIL_FROM_NAME="${APP_NAME}"

FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:5173

# HesabPay (Afghanistan local payment gateway)
HESAB_PAY_API_KEY=
HESAB_PAY_MERCHANT_ID=

Run migrations and seed the database:

php artisan key:generate
php artisan migrate --seed
php artisan storage:link
php artisan serve

The API will be available at http://localhost:8000

cd ../frontend
npm install
npm run dev

The frontend will be available at http://localhost:5173

EduLearn uses HesabPay as its payment gateway — one of the few payment processors operating in Afghanistan. The integration flow works as follows:

1. Student selects a course and initiates checkout
2. Backend calls HesabPay API to create a payment session
3. Student is redirected to HesabPay's secure payment page
4. On success, HesabPay sends a callback to the backend
5. Backend verifies the payment and automatically enrolls the student

• Add test coverage (PHPUnit + Pest)
• Quiz & assessment system
• Certificate generation on course completion
• Instructor earnings & payout tracking
• Mobile app (React Native)

Sajjad Matin

• Portfolio: my-portfolio-vert-seven.vercel.app
• LinkedIn: sajjad-matin-mahmodi
• Email: [email protected]

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.