🎸 Stringz - Master the Guitar

Master the art of guitar with premium video courses from world-class instructors.

Stringz is a modern, full-stack E-learning platform designed for guitar enthusiasts. From beginner chords to advanced solos, Stringz offers a seamless learning experience with high-quality video lessons, progress tracking, and secure payments.

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🚀 Live Demo

Service	URL	Status
Frontend	https://stringz-lijo.vercel.app
Backend	https://stringz.onrender.com
Database	MongoDB Atlas

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✨ Features

• 🎥 High-Quality Video Lessons: Stream 4K lessons with an integrated video player.
• 🔐 Secure Authentication: JWT-based login/signup with role-based access control (Student/Admin).
• 💳 Seamless Payments: Integrated Razorpay for secure and easy course purchases.
• 📊 Student Dashboard: Track your purchased courses and learning progress.
• 🛠 Admin Panel: Manage lessons, upload videos, and view sales analytics.
• 🎨 Modern UI/UX: Fully responsive, dark-themed design with glassmorphism effects and smooth animations.

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🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend

• React.js: Component-based UI architecture.
• Tailwind CSS: Utility-first styling for a rapid, responsive design.
• Framer Motion: Smooth animations and transitions.
• Lucide React: Beautiful, consistent icons.
• Vite: Blazing fast build tool.

Backend

• Node.js & Express: Robust and scalable server-side runtime.
• MongoDB & Mongoose: Flexible NoSQL database with schema modeling.
• JWT (JSON Web Tokens): Secure stateless authentication.
• Cloudinary: Optimization and storage for lesson videos and thumbnails.
• Razorpay: Payment gateway integration.

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

Follow these steps to run the project locally.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16+)
• MongoDB (Local or Atlas)

1. Clone the Repository

```bash git clone https://github.com/your-username/stringz.git cd stringz ```

2. Backend Setup

```bash cd BACKEND npm install ``` Create a `.env` file in the `BACKEND` directory: ```env PORT=4000 MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_uri JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloud_name CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_api_key CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_api_secret RAZORPAY_KEY_ID=your_razorpay_id RAZORPAY_KEY_SECRET=your_razorpay_secret FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:5173 ``` Start the server: ```bash npm start ```

3. Frontend Setup

```bash cd ../FRONTEND npm install ``` Create a `.env` file in the `FRONTEND` directory: ```env VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:4000/api VITE_RAZORPAY_KEY_ID=your_razorpay_id ``` Start the development server: ```bash npm run dev ```

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🧪 Testing

The project is equipped with unit and integration tests for both frontend and backend.

Backend Tests

Run the comprehensive backend test suite (StudentService, ReviewService, etc.):

cd BACKEND
npm test

Frontend Tests

Run component tests:

cd FRONTEND
npm test

CI/CD Pipeline

• GitHub Actions: Automatically lints, builds, and tests both Frontend and Backend on every push to main.
• Infrastructure: Backend Dockerfile provided for containerized deployment.

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