E-Learning LMS Platform using Python

• Custom staff admin dashboard at /admin/
• Course management with create, edit, delete, export CSV
• Category management
• User management with activate/deactivate options
• Enrollment management with manual enroll and revoke access
• Payment history and status tracking
• MCQ quiz management with question setup and CSV bulk import
• Certificate management and issued certificate records
• Blog post management for public website
• Inquiry management from contact form submissions
• Course editor for modules, lessons, videos, and downloadable notes
• Staff password change with email OTP support
• Django admin access at /django-admin/ for raw model control

• User registration, login, logout, forgot password
• Public home page, about page, blog, contact page
• Course catalog with search, category filter, and sorting
• Course detail page with description and demo content
• Free course enrollment for ₹0 courses
• Paid enrollment with Razorpay checkout
• Dummy payment mode for testing when payment gateway is not configured
• Learner dashboard with enrolled courses and progress tracking
• Video-based course player with content and materials tabs
• Lesson completion tracking
• Downloadable course notes and study materials
• MCQ quiz and assessment system
• Certificate view and PDF download after completion
• User profile update with avatar, phone, bio, and email
• JWT authentication endpoints for API clients

• Built with Python 3 and Django 5
• SQLite database by default with support for PostgreSQL/MySQL setup
• Pillow for image handling
• ReportLab for PDF certificate generation
• Django REST Framework with Simple JWT
• Razorpay payment integration
• Seed data command for demo courses, lessons, quizzes, blog posts, inquiries, and users
• Clean structure for customization and production deployment
• Suitable for LMS, online academy, coaching center, training institute, and educational startups
• SEO-friendly project for online learning website development

1. Create a virtual environment
2. Activate the virtual environment
3. Install dependencies using pip install -r requirements.txt
4. Copy .env.example to .env
5. Update environment variables like SECRET_KEY, DEBUG, EMAIL_*, and payment keys if needed
6. Run database migrations with python manage.py migrate
7. Load demo data with python manage.py seed_lms
8. Start the development server with python manage.py runserver

Quick setup commands

python -m venv venv
# Activate venv
pip install -r requirements.txt
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py seed_lms
python manage.py runserver

Project URLs

• Main Website: http://127.0.0.1:8000/
• Learner Dashboard: http://127.0.0.1:8000/dashboard/
• Staff Admin Panel: http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/
• Django Admin: http://127.0.0.1:8000/django-admin/
• JWT Token API: POST /api/token/

Admin Account

• Username: admin
• Password: Admin123!

Learner Account

• Username: learner
• Password: Learner123!

Note
Run python manage.py seed_lms first to create the default demo accounts and sample LMS data.