Amela
ManaLive Inc. — Platform Build Story
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A learning platform for live lessons,In-house from scratch.

ManaLive is an online live-lesson platform connecting instructors and students. Take interactive lessons from anywhere nationwide, with everything from courseware delivery to booking, payment, and online testing handled on a single platform.

Live streaming, courseware delivery, booking & payment, and learning assessment — the story of launching a new platform, built in-house from scratch in 8 months as three web portals (instructor, student, admin) that satisfy all four axes online learning demands at once.

Live lessons
5,000+ concurrent
Agora two-way streaming
Courseware delivery
Auto-convert
PPT · PDF → in-app
Booking & payment
Fully online
Stripe integration
Learning assessment
Visualization
Tests & progress
ManaLive
Live lesson room
LIVE
Sato Minami — Math
Material: Calculus Basics.pdf
Students: I don't get the sign here
Instructor: I'll write on the screen to explain
▶ Join live lesson
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CLIENT
About the client

ManaLive — one of the country's leading players driving online education.

ManaLive runs an online live-lesson business with a mission to connect learners and teachers without geographic limits. Across a wide range of subjects — math, English, programming and more — it matches students and instructors nationwide.

To deliver everything — booking, payment, courseware delivery, and learning assessment — on one platform, centered on the interactive live lessons that recorded video alone cannot provide, we launched a dedicated platform from scratch.

Students
86,000+
Registered instructors
480+
Active lessons
1,200+
BUSINESS FLOW — From Finding to Reviewing
STEP 1 · Find
Find lessons
Choose by subject and level
STEP 2 · Book
Booking & payment
Completed online with Stripe
STEP 3 · Attend
Take live lessons
Interactive · materials · chat
STEP 4 · Review
Tests & progress check
Visualize comprehension
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CHALLENGE
The design challenges to solve

The four structural requirements online learning demanded.

None of these were mere feature add-ons — each was a business requirement tied directly to the learning experience, the instructor's operational burden, and business continuity. Building anew from scratch, we needed a design that made them all hold true at once.

Make lessons deliverable from anywhere nationwide
When in-person attendance is assumed,Customer acquisition is tied to the local area,leading to lost opportunities.
Unify everything from booking to payment
With manual coordination,The instructor's operational burdenswell, making it impossible to scale.
Make materials deliverable within the app
When materials are scattered,Learning experienceget fragmented, and learning efficiency drops.
Make learning outcomes visible
If comprehension is not visible,Retention and satisfactioncannot be improved.
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ARCHITECTURE
The architecture we built together

Turning the learning experience into an unstoppable platform across four domains.

We built all four domains — live streaming, courseware delivery, booking & payment, and learning assessment — entirely in-house from scratch, combining an API backbone, three web portals, and cloud-based live streaming. It is the launch of a new online learning platform where anyone can learn interactively from anywhere in the country.

Amela
EXECUTION
8 months
Duration
42person-months
Total effort
Domain ①
Live lessons
Challenge
The need for interactive lessons from anywhere nationwide
Solution
Cloud-streamed live lesson room
Video, screen sharing, and chat delivered simultaneously
Domain ②
Courseware delivery
Challenge
The need to deliver materials centrally within the app
Solution
Auto-convert PPT/PDF for in-app display
Lessons and materials link seamlessly
Domain ③
Booking & payment
Challenge
The need to unify booking through payment
Solution
Booking, payment, and approval completed online
Drastically cut the instructor's operational burden
Domain ④
Learning assessment
Challenge
The need to visualize comprehension and progress
Solution
Online tests and a progress dashboard
Admins manage everything centrally via CMS
Frontend
ReactAnt DesignTypeScript
Backend
Node.jsExpressTypeORMMySQL
Realtime & Cloud
AAgoraSocket.IOStripeAWS S3
04
IMPACT
The value the platform creates

ManaLive's power to deliver learning, accelerated.

This platform continuously produces business outcomes — broader access to lessons, operational efficiency, and learning results — rather than mere technical metrics.

Learning opportunities that spread beyond regions
Deliver lessons to students nationwide, unbound by commuting distance.
Centralized management that reduces operational burden
Complete booking, payment, and approval entirely online.
Material integration that boosts learning efficiency
Lessons and materials connect seamlessly inside the app.
Learning visualization that supports retention
Tests and progress make comprehension visible and boost satisfaction.
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STAKEHOLDER
Student
Only lessons within commuting range can be chosen
At ManaLive,
Take lessons from instructors nationwide, right from home
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Learning options expand dramatically
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STAKEHOLDER
Instructor
Booking, materials, and communication scattered across manual work
At ManaLive,
Manage schedule, bookings, and materials on one screen
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Free to focus on teaching
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STAKEHOLDER
Classrooms & schools
No means to expand online
At ManaLive,
Bring existing lessons online as-is
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Capture new student segments and revenue opportunities
STAKEHOLDER
Admin
Managing enrollment, payment, and reviews is cumbersome
At ManaLive,
Centrally manage revenue, orders, and reviews via CMS
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Healthy operations and faster decision-making
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DEMO
Three scenarios

Experience ManaLive through a working demo.