StudyShare.
ai - Production Architecture Document
StudyShare.ai - Production Architecture Document
1. Application Overview
Name: StudyShare.ai
A collaborative platform where students and teachers can upload, tag, search, and share study materials
including PDFs, lecture slides, notes, and images. Features user profiles, admin moderation, and optional AI
tools for summarizing documents and generating quizzes.
Users:
- Students
- Teachers
- Admins
Key Goals:
- Scalable
- Modular
- Secure
StudyShare.ai - Production Architecture Document
2. Features & Functional Pages
- Home / Feed of study materials
- Upload form with tagging & file input
- Search & filter by subject/tags/type
- Study material detail view
- User login/signup
- User profile page with uploaded content
- Admin/moderation panel
- Optional AI Assistant interface
StudyShare.ai - Production Architecture Document
3. Overall System Architecture
Frontend (Next.js) -> API Server -> Database (MySQL via Prisma)
-> File Storage (S3/Cloudinary)
-> AI Service (OpenAI/Ollama)
See full diagram in the original document.
StudyShare.ai - Production Architecture Document
4. Frontend Stack
- Next.js (App Router)
- Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui
- react-hook-form + zod
- Zustand or Redux
- react-dropzone, framer-motion, accessibility with aria tags
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5. Backend / API Design
- REST API (simple, cacheable)
- Folder: /api/auth, /api/materials, /api/admin
- Middleware: auth, validation, error handling
- Authenticated vs public route handling
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6. Authentication System
- NextAuth.js (Google, email)
- JWT-based session with rotation
- Role-based access control
- Route guards and middleware for protection
StudyShare.ai - Production Architecture Document
7. File Upload & Storage
- AWS S3 or Cloudinary
- Signed URLs for secure uploads
- Folder: userId/type/yyyy-mm/filename.ext
- Multipart upload support
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8. Database Design
MySQL schema using Prisma ORM
Tables: User, Material, Tag, Report, AIResult
Indexes: Full-text on title/desc, FK indexes
Relationships: Many-to-many (Material <-> Tags)
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9. AI Integration Plan
- Summarizing notes
- Quiz/MCQ generation
- Flashcards
- Explanations
Tech: OpenAI, Ollama, DeepSeek
Prompt templates with versioning
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10. Deployment Strategy
- Frontend/API: Vercel
- DB: PlanetScale (MySQL)
- Storage: S3
- CI/CD: GitHub Actions
- Logging: Sentry, Axiom
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11. Security Practices
- JWT rotation & expiry
- Signed file uploads
- Input sanitization, CORS
- Rate limiting, CSRF protection
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12. Modular Architecture & Folder Structure
/app, /components, /lib, /services, /middleware, /types, /prisma
Service/controller separation and .env management
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13. Versioning Strategy
- Git: main, dev, feature/*
- API: /api/v1/*
- Changelogs for breaking changes
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14. Scaling & Future-Proofing
- Horizontal scaling
- CDN (Cloudflare)
- Redis for caching
- BullMQ + background jobs for AI processing
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15. Suggested Libraries & Tools
UI: shadcn/ui, framer-motion
Forms: react-hook-form + zod
DB: Prisma
Uploads: react-dropzone
AI: OpenAI, Ollama, huggingface
