Quickstart

There are two ways to start using LearnHouse: the managed LearnHouse Cloud or a self-hosted deployment. Pick the path that suits your needs.

Option A — LearnHouse Cloud

The fastest way to get started. No infrastructure to manage.

1. Sign up — Create an account at learnhouse.app .
2. Create an organization — After signing in, create your first organization. This is the top-level container for all of your courses, users, and settings.
3. Create your first course — Inside the organization dashboard, click New Course, give it a title, and start adding chapters and activities.

You are ready to go. LearnHouse Cloud handles hosting, updates, backups, and SSL for you.

Option B — Self-Hosted

Run LearnHouse on your own infrastructure using the LearnHouse CLI. You’ll need Docker  and Node.js  (v18+) installed.

1. Run the setup wizard

npx learnhouse@latest setup

The interactive wizard walks you through domain configuration, database setup, admin account creation, and optional features (AI, email, storage, OAuth).

2. Start LearnHouse

npx learnhouse start

Your instance will be available at http://localhost (or the domain you configured during setup).

3. Manage your instance

npx learnhouse stop     # Stop all services
npx learnhouse logs     # Stream logs
npx learnhouse backup   # Backup database
npx learnhouse doctor   # Run diagnostics

What to do next

• Familiarize yourself with the Key Concepts — organizations, courses, activities, and more.
• Explore the Editor to see how content authoring works.
• Set up AI features if you want built-in AI assistance for students and teachers.