AlexAI LMS

The problem: platforms that solve only part of the experience

Online education platforms often fail because they address only fragments of the learning experience. Some focus on video hosting but ignore payments. Others handle payments but lack proper course structure. Some support quizzes but miss assignments. Most lack instructor tools, student support systems, or scalable infrastructure.

This fragmentation creates gaps that force users to juggle multiple tools, leading to poor experiences for students, instructors, and administrators. The real challenge wasn't building individual features—it was creating a complete, integrated system that supports the entire learning lifecycle.

• Platforms focus on video hosting but ignore payments and course structure
• Payment systems exist but lack proper learning management
• Quizzes are supported but assignments are missing
• Instructor tools are limited or non-existent
• Student support systems are fragmented or absent
• Infrastructure doesn't scale beyond small deployments
• Users are forced to juggle multiple disconnected tools

The vision: a complete learning platform for everyone

AlexAI LMS was designed as a full-scale, production-ready Learning Management System where students can learn, track progress, and get support; instructors can create, manage, and monetize courses; and administrators can oversee everything from one place.

The goal was not to create an MVP—it was to build a real platform that could run a business. Every feature was designed to work together, creating a cohesive experience that scales from individual instructors to large educational institutions.

What AlexAI LMS is: a multi-role education platform

AlexAI LMS is a multi-role online education platform that supports the entire learning lifecycle: course discovery, secure payments, structured learning, assignments and quizzes, progress tracking, instructor analytics, support and communication, and scalable infrastructure.

All built on a solid backend and deployed in production. The platform works seamlessly for students exploring and learning, instructors creating and monetizing courses, and administrators managing the entire system.

• Course discovery and enrollment
• Secure payment processing
• Structured learning with sections and lessons
• Assignments and quizzes for evaluation
• Automatic progress tracking
• Instructor analytics and earnings
• Support ticket system
• Reviews, Q&A, and communication
• Role-based access for students, instructors, and admins
• Scalable infrastructure for production use

How the platform works: connected experiences

A student visits the site, explores courses, and enrolls securely. An instructor creates courses, uploads lessons, assignments, and quizzes. Progress is tracked automatically as students learn. Payments are handled securely, access is controlled, and communication happens inside the platform—not across emails and spreadsheets.

Everything stays connected. The platform eliminates the fragmentation that plagues most education tools, creating a seamless experience where every feature works together.

Core features: designed for real education

AlexAI LMS includes features designed around how real education works, not as isolated tools but as an integrated system that supports the entire learning journey.

• Course Creation & Management: Instructors create courses with categories and levels, organize content into sections and lessons, upload videos, documents, and attachments, and control pricing, visibility, and featured status. Courses are structured the way real education works—not as flat content lists.
• Secure Payments & Monetization: Students purchase courses using Stripe with secure checkout, automatic access after payment, protection against duplicate purchases, and full transaction history. This allows instructors to monetize their knowledge reliably.
• Learning Progress Tracking: The system tracks which lessons a student has completed, completion timestamps, and overall course progress percentage. This provides clarity for both students and instructors.
• Assignments & Quizzes: Instructors create assignments tied to lessons, students submit work with file uploads, instructors grade submissions, and quizzes test understanding and track scores. This turns courses into interactive learning experiences, not passive videos.
• Support Ticket System: Students and instructors can raise support tickets, attach files, set priorities, and communicate through threaded messages. Issues stay organized and traceable instead of being lost in email inboxes.
• Reviews, Q&A, and Communication: Students leave course reviews, instructors respond to feedback, course-specific Q&A allows discussion and clarification, and announcements keep learners informed. This builds trust and engagement across the platform.
• Role-Based Access & Dashboards: AlexAI LMS supports three distinct roles—students with learning, progress, assignments, and quizzes; instructors with course creation, analytics, and earnings; and admins with full system control via Django admin. Each role has its own dashboard and experience.

My role: end-to-end design and development

I designed and developed AlexAI LMS end-to-end. This included product architecture and system design, database modeling and relationships, role-based access control, payment workflows with Stripe, authentication (email + Google OAuth), file storage and CDN integration, support systems and analytics, and deployment on AWS with production-grade setup.

This was not a template or tutorial project—it was built as a real, scalable system. Every component was designed for long-term reliability, security, and maintainability.

• Product architecture and system design
• Database modeling and relationships
• Role-based access control for students, instructors, and admins
• Payment workflows with Stripe integration
• Authentication with email and Google OAuth
• File storage and CDN integration
• Support systems and analytics
• Deployment on AWS with production-grade setup

Technical foundation: built for reliability

Behind the scenes, AlexAI LMS runs on Django for backend stability and security, PostgreSQL for reliable data storage, Stripe for payments, Cloudinary for media handling, Google OAuth for seamless authentication, and AWS EC2 + Nginx + Gunicorn for production deployment.

Every component was chosen for long-term reliability, not shortcuts. The platform is designed to scale beyond MVPs and handle real business needs.

The impact: proving platform-building capability

AlexAI LMS demonstrates my ability to build large, multi-module platforms, translate real business needs into software, handle payments, roles, and security correctly, design systems that scale beyond MVPs, and deliver production-ready software.

It's the kind of project that proves ownership, not just coding ability. The platform shows that I can design, build, deploy, and maintain complex systems—end to end.

• Built large, multi-module platforms from scratch
• Translated real business needs into working software
• Handled payments, roles, and security correctly
• Designed systems that scale beyond MVPs
• Delivered production-ready software
• Proven ability to own complex systems end-to-end

Why this project matters: complete systems, not isolated features

This project represents how I think about software: build complete systems, not isolated features; design for real users, not demos; respect scalability, security, and maintainability; and treat infrastructure as part of the product.

AlexAI LMS isn't just an LMS—it's a full digital education business platform. Many developers can build pages. Fewer can build platforms. This project shows my ability to design, build, deploy, and maintain complex systems—end to end.