An intuitive full-stack learning management platform built with Next.js, Express, Clerk, DynamoDB, Docker, and AWS.

Learn Now is an online learning platform under the Jikmunn Learning Management project. It lets users sign in, find and purchase courses, and enroll seamlessly. Teachers can upload videos, quizzes, and resources to create and manage courses efficiently.

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This project is currently available, with the following features:

• Responsive web UI for students and teachers 🌐
• Integration with payment gateways 💳
• Student dashboard to browse, filter, and enroll in courses 📚
• Teacher dashboard to manage chapters, sections, courses, and payments 🧑‍🏫
• Secure authentication & role-based access control 🔐
• Advanced search with filters 🔎

Planned features (coming soon):

• Notifications for actions (daily, weekly, immediate) 🔔
• In-video notes and quiz-taking features ✍️
• Multi-language and multi-currency support 🌍
• Mobile apps for iOS and Android 📱

• Frontend: Next.js + TailwindCSS ⚡ — fast, responsive UI
• Backend: Express.js (containerized with Docker) 🐳 — scalable API layer
• Database: DynamoDB — serverless NoSQL database ⚡️
• Storage: Amazon S3 ☁️ — file & media storage
• Deployment: AWS (ECR, Lambda, S3, Amplify, API Gateway) + Vercel 🚀 — cloud-native hosting

🚧 You will need Node.js installed.

git clone https://github.com/muhammad-jiku/jikmunn-learning-management.git

cd client
yarn

Create an .env file inside the client folder:

NEXT_PUBLIC_LOCAL_URL= # Your localhost (e.g. http://localhost:3000)
NEXT_PUBLIC_AMPLIFY_URL= # Your Amplify URL (if deployed on AWS Amplify)
NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_URL= # Your Vercel URL (if deployed on Vercel)
NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY= # Your Stripe Publishable Key
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY= # Your Clerk Publishable Key
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL= # Your API Base URL

Run the development server:

yarn dev

cd server
yarn

Create an .env file inside the server folder:

PORT= # Your PORT (for localhost, e.g. 4000)
NODE_ENV= # development or production
AWS_REGION= # Your AWS Region (e.g. us-east-1)
S3_BUCKET_NAME= # Your S3 Bucket Name
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID= # Your AWS IAM Access Key ID
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY= # Your AWS IAM Secret Access Key
CLOUDFRONT_DOMAIN= # Your CloudFront domain
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY= # Your Stripe Secret Key
CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY= # Your Clerk Publishable Key
CLERK_SECRET_KEY= # Your Clerk Secret Key

Run the backend server:

yarn dev

✅ You’re all set! The frontend will run on http://localhost:3000 and the backend on your configured API base URL.