Skillora

Skillora is a full-stack web application that connects learners, instructors, and companies on one platform. Users can browse courses, enroll and track progress, apply for jobs and internships, and manage content through role-based dashboards.

Built as a portfolio project to demonstrate end-to-end web development with Django.

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Live Demo

https://skillora-ojbz.onrender.com

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Key Features

For Students

• Browse and filter courses by category, level, and skills
• Enroll in courses, track progress, and view course materials
• Submit assignments and download certificates
• Apply for jobs and internships
• Manage cart, checkout, and payment flow
• Build a placement profile with resume and skills

For Teachers

• Create and manage courses with syllabus, pricing, and media
• Upload course materials (notes, files, videos, YouTube embeds)
• Create assignments, grade submissions, and post announcements
• Schedule live classes and track student progress

For Companies

• Post job listings and manage applications
• Publish internships and industrial training opportunities
• Upload Excel data and generate recruitment reports
• Access company dashboard with placement analytics

Platform

• Role-based authentication (Student, Teacher, Company)
• Django admin panel for content management
• Contact form with admin review
• Responsive UI with Bootstrap

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Tech Stack

Layer	Technologies
Backend	Python, Django 4.2
Database	SQLite (local), PostgreSQL (production)
Frontend	HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript
Auth	Django built-in authentication
Media	Pillow
Config	python-decouple
Deployment	Gunicorn, Whitenoise, Render

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Project Structure

Skillora/
├── skillora_project/     # Django settings, URLs, WSGI/ASGI
├── skillora_app/         # Models, views, forms, admin, migrations
├── templates/            # HTML templates
├── staticfiles/          # CSS, JS, images, libraries
├── assets/               # SCSS sources and development assets
├── docs/                 # Deployment and project docs
├── scripts/              # Setup utilities
├── build.sh              # Render build script
├── render.yaml           # Render deployment config
├── requirements.txt
└── manage.py

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• pip

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/abhit10/Skillora.git
cd Skillora

2. Create and activate a virtual environment

Windows

python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate

macOS / Linux

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

3. Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Environment variables

Create a .env file in the project root:

SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key-here
DEBUG=True
ALLOWED_HOSTS=127.0.0.1,localhost

For production, also set:

DEBUG=False
DATABASE_URL=your-postgresql-connection-string
ALLOWED_HOSTS=your-domain.com

5. Set up the database

python manage.py migrate
python manage.py createsuperuser

6. Run the development server

python manage.py runserver

• Application: http://127.0.0.1:8000/
• Admin panel: http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/

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Optional: Load Sample Data

The project includes Django management commands for demo data:

python manage.py load_sample_data
python manage.py create_sample_assignments
python manage.py create_internship_sample_data
python manage.py create_company_sample_data

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Main Routes

Page	URL
Home	/
Courses	/courses/
Jobs	/jobs/
Internships	/internships/
About	/about/
Contact	/contact/
Login / Signup	/login/, /signup/
Student Dashboard	/student/
Teacher Dashboard	/teacher/
Company Dashboard	/company/
Admin	/admin/

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Deployment

This project is configured for Render using render.yaml.

• Build command: ./build.sh
• Start command: gunicorn skillora_project.wsgi:application --bind 0.0.0.0:$PORT

Production setup:

1. Connect the GitHub repository to Render
2. Set environment variables (SECRET_KEY, DEBUG, DATABASE_URL, ALLOWED_HOSTS)
3. Deploy using the included render.yaml blueprint

See docs/DEPLOYMENT.md for more details.

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What I Built

• Designed and implemented the full Django backend with 20+ models
• Built role-based dashboards for students, teachers, and companies
• Implemented course enrollment, cart, checkout, and assignment workflows
• Created internship and job application systems with status tracking
• Configured static file serving with Whitenoise and production deployment on Render
• Structured templates, static assets, and admin workflows for content management

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Author

Abhit — GitHub: @abhit10

Portfolio project showcasing full-stack web development with Python and Django.