Build a Paid Content Platform: Step-by-Step Full-Stack Tutorial.

# Introduction Discover how to create a robust learning platform using a full stack approach. Step-by-step tutorial. In this comprehensive guide, we'll teach you how to develop a fully-functional learning platform utilizing **Next.js** for the frontend, **Clerk** for user authentication, a **Neon DB** managed via **Prisma** as your ORM, handling payments with **Stripe**, and styling your application with **Tailwind CSS** and **Shadcn-UI**. By the end of this guide, you'll possess a deep understanding of how to build and integrate these technologies to create a seamless learning experience. This guide focuses on several modern technologies, including JavaScript, TypeScript, React.js, Next.js, Neon DB, Clerk, Prisma, Stripe, and Shadcn-UI. <p className="border p-4 rounded-md bg-muted flex gap-2"> <span>ℹ️</span> <span>The principles and techniques discussed are not limited to learning platforms only; they can be adapted to various other types of web applications, making this guide versatile and beneficial for any developer looking to expand their skill set.</span> </p> This tutorial is designed for developers with some prior coding experience. While it offers detailed, step-by-step instructions, beginners may find the amount of information challenging. If building a learning platform using an advanced, full-stack approach excites you, then this tutorial is tailored for you! ### Example The learning platform discussed in this tutorial was built by following the comprehensive steps provided in this guide. ### What Sets This Guide Apart from Free Content Available Online? Unlike many freely available tutorials, this guide provides a structured and detailed pathway through complex technologies and integrations. From setting up your development environment to integrating payment systems and user authentication, each step is designed to offer you a clear and thorough understanding of the full stack development process. This guide delivers step-by-step instructions that are straightforward and actionable, setting it apart from many resources that might seem fragmented and confusing. ## Lessons The curriculum of this tutorial covers the following: 1. Initializing a Next.js Project 2. Set up Clerk Authentication 3. Add Custom Sign-Up & Sign-In Pages 4. Setting Up Neon Database 4. Database Structure with Prisma 5. Setting Up Prisma Client 6. Seeding Your Database 7. Create a Navbar Component 8. Auth Layout Component 9. Create Courses Page 10. Building Course Pages 11. Config-based Metadata 12. Course Management Dashboard 13. Building a Course Dashboard 14. Add and Manage Courses 15. Secure Course Deletion 16. Manage Course Details 17. Manage Course Chapters 18. Add a Course Image with UploadThing 19. Update Course Functionality 20. Chapter Management 21. Update Chapter Component 22. Create Aside Component 23. Create Chapter Page 24. Setting Up Stripe Payments 25. User Enrollment and Checkout Flow 26. Stripe Integration with the Stripe CLI 27. Track User Learning Progress 28. Course Content with Markdown Preview 29. Deployment 30. Stripe Webhook 31. Clerk Organizations 32. Project Dependencies ## Technologies This tutorial primarily focuses on the following technologies: - TypeScript - Next.js - Neon DB - Clerk - Prisma - Stripe - Tailwind CSS - Shadcn-UI ## Structure ``` 📂 app ├── 📂 api │ ├── 📂 course │ │ ├── 📄 route.ts │ │ ├── 📂 [id] │ │ │ ├── 📂 chapters │ │ │ │ ├── 📄 route.ts │ │ │ │ ├── 📂 [chapterId] │ │ │ │ │ ├── 📂 progress │ │ │ │ │ │ └── 📄 route.ts │ │ │ │ │ └── 📄 route.ts │ │ │ ├── 📂 checkout │ │ │ │ └── 📄 route.ts │ ├── 📂 uploadthing │ │ ├── 📄 core.ts │ │ └── 📄 route.ts │ ├── 📂 webhook │ │ └── 📄 route.ts ├── 📂 auth │ ├── 📄 layout.tsx │ ├── 📂 sign-in │ │ ├── 📂 [[...sign-in]] │ │ │ └── 📄 page.tsx │ ├── 📂 sign-up │ │ ├── 📂 [[...sign-up]] │ │ │ └── 📄 page.tsx ├── 📂 courses │ ├── 📄 page.tsx │ ├── 📂 [slug] │ │ ├── 📂 chapter │ │ │ ├── 📂 [chapterSlug] │ │ │ │ └── 📄 page.tsx │ │ └── 📄 page.tsx ├── 📂 dashboard │ ├── 📂 course │ │ ├── 📂 [id] │ │ │ ├── 📂 chapter │ │ │ │ ├── 📂 [chapterId] │ │ │ │ │ └── 📄 page.tsx │ │ │ └── 📄 page.tsx │ ├── 📄 layout.tsx │ └── 📄 page.tsx ├── 📄 favicon.ico ├── 📄 globals.css ├── 📄 layout.tsx ├── 📄 page.tsx 📂 components ├── 📄 aside.tsx ├── 📂 dashboard │ ├── 📄 add-course.tsx │ ├── 📄 chapter-data.tsx │ ├── 📄 chapters.tsx │ ├── 📄 course-data.tsx │ ├── 📄 course-table.tsx │ ├── 📄 delete-course.tsx │ ├── 📄 update-chapter.tsx │ └── 📄 update-course.tsx ├── 📄 enroll.tsx ├── 📄 navbar.tsx ├── 📄 progress.tsx ├── 📂 ui │ ├── 📄 alert-dialog.tsx │ ├── 📄 badge.tsx │ ├── 📄 button.tsx │ ├── 📄 card.tsx │ ├── 📄 dialog.tsx │ ├── 📄 dropdown-menu.tsx │ ├── 📄 input.tsx │ ├── 📄 label.tsx │ ├── 📄 markdown-preview.tsx │ ├── 📄 select.tsx │ ├── 📄 skeleton.tsx │ ├── 📄 table.tsx │ └── 📄 textarea.tsx 📂 hooks └── 📄 use-mounted.ts 📁 lib ├── 📄 prisma.ts ├── 📄 stripe.ts ├── 📄 uploadthing.ts └── 📄 utils.ts 📁 prisma └── 📄 schema.prisma 📁 public └── 📄 placeholder.png 📄 .env 📄 .env.local 📄 .eslintrc.json 📄 .gitignore 📄 components.json 📄 middleware.ts 📄 next.config.js 📄 package.json 📄 postcss.config.js 📄 tailwind.config.js 📄 tsconfig.json ``` This guide is your pathway to mastering the creation of complex learning platforms using a full-stack approach, enriching both your development skills and understanding of modern web technologies.