Objective:

To build a cloud-based e-learning platform that hosts video lectures with automatic scalability, ensuring smooth streaming for a large number of concurrent users without downtime, leveraging cloud infrastructure like AWS or Azure.

Why Choose This Project:

• Supports online learning with large-scale access to video lectures.

• Automatically handles traffic spikes with cloud auto-scaling.

• Reduces server management overhead and improves performance.

• Integrates cloud computing, video streaming, and scalable architecture, which is essential for modern e-learning platforms.

Key Features:

Technology Stack:

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React.js / Angular.

• Backend: Node.js (Express) / Python (Django / Flask).

• Database: MySQL / PostgreSQL / MongoDB.

• Cloud Platform: AWS (S3, CloudFront, EC2, Lambda, Auto Scaling) or Azure (Blob Storage, CDN, App Services, VM Scale Sets).

• Video Processing: FFmpeg for encoding & transcoding.

• Authentication: JWT / OAuth 2.0.

• Optional Analytics: Google Analytics or cloud-native monitoring tools (AWS CloudWatch / Azure Monitor).

Working Flow:

1. User Registration & Authentication

   • Users sign up or log in securely using email/password or social login.

2. Video Upload & Processing

   • Teachers upload lecture videos.

   • Backend encodes videos into multiple resolutions for adaptive streaming.

3. Cloud Storage & CDN Delivery

   • Videos are stored in cloud storage (S3/Blob Storage).

   • CDN ensures low-latency delivery to users worldwide.

4. Auto-Scaling

   • Based on concurrent user traffic, cloud resources (compute & storage) scale automatically.

5. Lecture Streaming & Access

   • Students stream video lectures seamlessly on-demand.

6. Analytics & Reporting

   • Track user activity, watch time, and engagement metrics.

Main Modules:

1. User Management Module (students, teachers, admin)

2. Video Upload & Encoding Module

3. Cloud Storage & CDN Module

4. Auto-Scaling Module (cloud-native)

5. Streaming & Playback Module

6. Analytics & Reporting Module

Security Features:

• Role-based access control.

• Encrypted storage and secure video URLs.

• Authentication and authorization for users.

• Protection against DDoS and high traffic attacks using cloud-native services.