🎓 EduNextLevel – ASP.NET Core Educational Platform

EduNextLevel is a web-based platform designed for publishing and organizing educational materials for students in grades 1–12. The application supports role-based access and allows users to manage articles, comments, classes, and subject categories.

🧩 Key Features

• Public access to articles without authentication
• User authentication and registration
• Logged-in users can post comments
• Moderators can delete inappropriate comments
• Admins can add/edit articles, classes, and topics
• Articles can be reassigned to different categories

🛠️ Technologies Used

• Backend: ASP.NET Core MVC, C#
• Authentication: ASP.NET Core Identity
• Frontend: Razor Pages, HTML, CSS
• Database: Microsoft SQL Server
• ORM: Entity Framework Core
• Persistence: LINQ + EF Core + Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer

⚙️ Running Locally

🔧 Requirements

• Visual Studio 2022 or newer
• .NET 6.0 SDK or higher
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Entity Framework Core
• ASP.NET Core Identity

📝 Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/laur004/EduNextLevel.git

2. Open the solution EduNextLevel.sln in Visual Studio.

3. Configure the database connection string in appsettings.json:

   "ConnectionStrings": {
     "DefaultConnection": "User Id=USERNAME;Password=PASSWORD;Data Source=localhost:1521/XEPDB1"
   }

4. Apply the database migration:

   • In Visual Studio, go to: Tools → NuGet Package Manager → Package Manager Console
   • Run the following command:

   Update-Database

5. Start the application:

   • Press F5 or click the Start button in Visual Studio

📸 Screenshots