🎓 Creator Academy

Creator Academy is a platform that enables creators to create and manage courses easily. This open-source project is designed to help creators share their knowledge with the world.

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📋 Table of Contents

Features
Tech Stack
Getting Started
Installation
Contributing
License
Contact

✨ Features

🛡️ User Authentication with Clerk
📝 Course Creation and Management
🎨 Theme Selection for Course Pages
💳 Payment Integration with Stripe
📱 Responsive Design
☁️ Image and Video Management with Cloudinary
📤 File Uploading with UploadThing

🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend: Next.js, ShadCN, Tailwind CSS
Backend: Next.js, Prisma
Database: MongoDB (via MongoDB Atlas)
Validation: Zod
User Authentication: Clerk
Payment Gateway: Stripe
File Uploading: UploadThing
Language: TypeScript

🚀 Getting Started

To get a local copy up and running, follow these simple steps.

📦 Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

Node.js
npm (or yarn)
MongoDB (or a MongoDB Atlas account)
Stripe account (for payment integration)(currently optional)
Clerk account (for authentication)
UploadThing account (for file uploading)

🔧 Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/ompharate/creator-academy.git

Navigate to the project directory:
```
cd creator-academy
```
Install the dependencies:
```
npm install
```

Set up environment variables: Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following: env

DATABASE_URL=
CLERK_ENCRYPTION_KEY=12345678
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=
CLERK_SECRET_KEY=
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_IN_URL=/sign-in
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_UP_URL=/sign-up
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_IN_URL=/onboarding
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_UP_URL=/onboarding
UPLOADTHING_SECRET=
UPLOADTHING_APP_ID=

Start the development server:
```
npm run dev
```

This will start the application on http://localhost:3000.

⚠️ Note

🤝 Contributing

Contributions make the open-source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

Fork the Project Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature) Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature') Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature) Open a Pull Request

📜 License

It is distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

📞 Contact

Om Pharate - https://ompharate.tech - ompharate31@gmail.com

Project Link: https://github.com/ompharate/creator-academy.git

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