The latest articles on DEV Community by Vadym Arnaut (@arvavit). https://dev.to/arvavit https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3896990%2F62322e82-5995-4a00-8018-ee618fec8d00.jpeg https://dev.to/arvavit en Vadym Arnaut Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:01:11 +0000 https://dev.to/arvavit/open-source-bible-school-lms-we-need-your-help-react-fastapi-supabase-4hod https://dev.to/arvavit/open-source-bible-school-lms-we-need-your-help-react-fastapi-supabase-4hod <h2> Why I’m writing this </h2> <p>Small Bible schools, home groups, and volunteer-run training programs still run classes on <strong>paper, messengers, and spreadsheets</strong>. Big LMS products are either <strong>too expensive</strong> or <strong>too heavy</strong> for a team that has no DevOps and no budget.</p> <p><strong>Bible School LMS</strong> is a <strong>free, open-source</strong> learning platform built for that reality: <strong>tens to low hundreds of users</strong>, not “enterprise 10k seats”.</p> <p>We’re on <strong><a href="https://github.com/ArVaViT/biblie-school" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub (MIT)</a></strong> and we’d love <strong>contributors</strong> — code, UI, docs, accessibility, and ideas.</p> <h2> What it does today </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Courses</strong> → modules → chapters with a <strong>TipTap</strong> rich editor (text, images, YouTube, callouts, audio).</li> <li> <strong>Quizzes</strong> — multiple choice, true/false, short answer, essay; teacher grading and extra attempts when needed.</li> <li> <strong>Assignments</strong> + <strong>gradebook</strong>, <strong>progress</strong>, <strong>certificates</strong> (with approval flow).</li> <li> <strong>Teacher &amp; admin</strong> tools: cohorts, calendar, announcements, analytics, soft-delete / restore, CSV export.</li> <li> <strong>Auth</strong> via <strong>Supabase</strong> (email/password + Google).</li> <li> <strong>Deploy</strong>: <strong>Vercel</strong> (static frontend + serverless <strong>FastAPI</strong> backend), <strong>Postgres</strong> on Supabase with <strong>RLS</strong>.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Live app:</strong> <a href="https://biblie-school-frontend.vercel.app" rel="noopener noreferrer">biblie-school-frontend</a><br><br> <strong>Roadmap:</strong> in the repo → <code>ROADMAP.md</code><br><br> <strong>How to contribute:</strong> <code>CONTRIBUTING.md</code></p> <h2> Stack (if you like concrete tech) </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Layer</th> <th>Tech</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>UI</td> <td>React 18, TypeScript, Vite, Tailwind, shadcn/ui, TipTap, Radix</td> </tr> <tr> <td>API</td> <td>Python 3.12, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy 2, Pydantic 2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Data</td> <td>PostgreSQL (Supabase), migrations in <code>supabase/migrations/*.sql</code> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>CI</td> <td>GitHub Actions — lint, typecheck, tests (backend + frontend)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>We keep <strong>conventional commits</strong>, <strong>no Docker</strong> in the project by design, and we care about <strong>types</strong> (mypy + strict TypeScript) and a <strong>clean</strong> codebase.</p> <h2> How you can help (no need to be a “10×” developer) </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Good first issues</strong> — filter by <code>good first issue</code> on GitHub.</li> <li> <strong>UI/UX</strong> — especially accessibility and a calmer, “editorial” reading experience.</li> <li> <strong>Docs</strong> — setup stories from real machines (Windows / macOS / Linux) help a lot.</li> <li> <strong>i18n</strong> — the product UI is largely <strong>Russian</strong> today; if you care about <strong>internationalization</strong>, that’s a meaningful roadmap area.</li> </ul> <p>Open a <strong>draft PR</strong>, ask in an <strong>issue</strong>, or <strong>fork</strong> and experiment — we’re building in public and want this to stay <strong>approachable</strong> for nonprofits and volunteers.</p> <h2> One line pitch </h2> <blockquote> <p><strong>Free LMS, small scale, real classrooms — if that resonates, star the repo and pick an issue.</strong></p> </blockquote> <p>Thanks for reading — hope to see you in the issues tab 🤝</p> opensource react fastapi supabase