What is drip content?

Drip content releases lessons on a schedule after enrollment (e.g., Module 2 unlocks 7 days after enrollment). This prevents students from rushing through and maintains engagement over the course duration.

How does revenue splitting work?

The platform takes a configured percentage (e.g., 30%) of each sale. The remainder is credited to the creator's balance. Payouts are processed monthly via Stripe Express to the creator's bank account.

Can courses have a community forum?

Yes. Each course has a dedicated Q&A discussion where students post questions and the instructor (and other students) can reply. Threaded discussions are searchable and can be pinned by instructors.

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Build a Online Course Platform with AI - in Hours

ProjectCode generates a complete, production-ready Online Course Platform from a single natural language prompt. In hours instead of months, you get a React frontend, NestJS REST API, PostgreSQL database, and authentication - fully integrated, live-previewed, and deployed to a URL you own.

Estimated build time: 2–4 hours

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Free to start · No credit card required

The Challenge

Why building a Online Course from scratch is hard

Building a Online Course Platform from scratch requires months of development time and significant engineering resources. Teams struggle to coordinate frontend, backend, database, and authentication while managing online course-specific business logic, integrations, and role-based access rules.

What's Included

Everything your Online Course needs

ProjectCode generates a production-ready Online Course with all the modules your team needs from day one.

Creator-built course pages with trailer and syllabus

Multi-tier pricing: one-time, subscription, or free preview

Student dashboard with progress and bookmarks

Community for each course (Q&A, peer discussion)

Drip content scheduling by enrollment date

Affiliate and referral program for creators

Coupons and promotional pricing for launch campaigns

Creator payout management with revenue split

Architecture

How it's built

The generated Online Course follows production-grade architecture patterns.

React 18 + TypeScript frontend with role-based dashboards tailored for online course workflows

NestJS REST API with dedicated online course modules, DTOs, validators, and service layer

PostgreSQL relational schema with normalized tables for all online course entities

JWT + Google OAuth authentication with granular permission gates per role

Real-time Socket.IO events for live online course status updates and notifications

Managed hosting with one-click deploy, custom domain, and auto-SSL

Database

PostgreSQL schema designed for Online Course

ProjectCode generates a normalized, indexed PostgreSQL schema with the right tables and relationships for your use case. You own the schema and can evolve it freely.

courses (id, creator_id, title, slug, description, price, discount_price, status, thumbnail, preview_video, category_id)
students (id, user_id, course_id, payment_type, enrolled_at, progress jsonb, last_active_at, review jsonb)
content_drip (id, course_id, lesson_id, delay_days_after_enrollment)
creator_payouts (id, creator_id, period, gross_revenue, platform_fee, net_amount, paid_at)

schema.sql (preview)

-- Generated by ProjectCode
-- Online Course Platform schema

CREATE TABLE courses__id (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
  -- ... auto-generated columns
);

CREATE TABLE students__id (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
  -- ... auto-generated columns
);

CREATE TABLE content_drip__id (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
  -- ... auto-generated columns
);

CREATE TABLE creator_payouts__id (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
  -- ... auto-generated columns
);

Tech Stack

Production-ready from day one

Every generated app uses a battle-tested stack you can deploy anywhere and own completely.

Frontend

React 18 + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS

Backend

NestJS 10 + Node.js + TypeScript

Database

PostgreSQL (managed or Supabase)

Auth

Email OTP · Google OAuth · GitHub OAuth

Deployment

Managed hosting · Custom domain · Auto-SSL

AI Models

Claude Sonnet · Claude Opus · Kimi

Try It Now

Example prompt to get started

Copy this prompt into ProjectCode and get a working app in minutes.

ProjectCode prompt

Build an online course platform for independent instructors (Udemy-style). Include creator course builder with video lessons and quizzes, student marketplace with category browsing and search, multi-tier pricing including free preview, Stripe Checkout, student progress tracking, Q&A discussion per course, drip content scheduling, a 10% platform commission with monthly creator payouts, coupon management for launch campaigns, and a creator analytics dashboard.

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Deployment

Deploy your Online Course anywhere

Managed hosting

One-click deploy to a live URL managed by ProjectCode.

Custom domain

Connect your own domain with auto-provisioned SSL via Cloudflare.

GitHub export

Push to your GitHub repo and self-host or deploy via Vercel, Railway, or AWS.

Docker ready

Export a Dockerfile and docker-compose for any containerized environment.

Pricing

Start free, scale as you grow

No per-seat fees. No vendor lock-in. Token-based pricing that scales with your usage.

Free

Start building your first app. Live preview, managed hosting, and full code export included.

Token Packs

From $5

Purchase token packs that roll over every month. Build more, pay only for what you use.

Enterprise

Custom

Custom models, SLA, SSO, and private cloud deployment for large teams.

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FAQ

Common questions about building a Online Course

Creators fill in course details, upload or link video lessons, add quiz modules, set pricing, and submit for platform review. Once approved, the course is listed in the marketplace immediately.

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