OneAcademy Case Study

OneAcademy

SaaS-based e-learning platform built on Kubernetes with multi-environment architecture, automated CI/CD, and scalable cloud-native design.

Project Overview

OneAcademy is a SaaS e-learning platform designed to deliver scalable, high-performance web applications using containerized architecture on Google Cloud. The platform supports multiple environments with automated deployments, secure infrastructure, and dynamic scalability.

Industry

EdTech / SaaS

E-Learning Platforms

Cloud-Native Applications

Microservices Architecture

Context and Challenges

Managing multi-environment SaaS deployments

Ensuring scalable and reliable container orchestration

Automating CI/CD pipelines across environments

Handling dynamic SSL generation and web traffic

Maintaining consistent deployments across clusters

Client Requirements

Scalable Kubernetes-based SaaS platform

Multi-environment deployment (Dev, Stage, Prod)

Automated CI/CD pipelines

Secure and dynamic SSL management

High availability and performance

Containerized application architecture

My Role

Designed and implemented Kubernetes-based SaaS architecture on Google Cloud, including CI/CD pipelines, multi-cluster deployment strategy, and containerized application delivery.

Strategy and Solution

Designed multi-cluster Kubernetes architecture (Dev, Stage, Prod)

Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins

Containerized applications using Docker and GCR

Enabled automated SSL generation using OpenResty

Used Helm charts for environment-specific deployments

Architecture Highlights

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) multi-cluster setup

Sidecar container architecture for app updates

OpenResty (Nginx) for reverse proxy and auto SSL

MySQL database with persistent storage

phpMyAdmin for database management

BigBlueButton integration for e-learning

Platform Architecture

Pods hosting multiple containers (Nginx, PHP-FPM, App)

Kubernetes Services exposing applications

Persistent Volumes and Claims for storage

Private container registry (GCR)

CI/CD Pipeline

Jenkins pipelines triggered via Git branches

Dev: Direct code sync without image rebuild

Stage: Image build and deployment via Helm

Prod: Controlled manual deployment process

Architecture

SaaS Kubernetes architecture on GKE with multi-cluster environments and containerized workloads.

Technologies and Tools

Cloud Platform

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Google Container Registry

Container Platform

Kubernetes
Docker
Helm

CI/CD

Jenkins
Git (Branch-based workflow)

Backend & Web

PHP
Nginx / OpenResty
MySQL

Frontend & Services

JavaScript / HTML
BigBlueButton

Highlights

Multi-cluster SaaS architecture

Sidecar-based deployment strategy

Automated CI/CD pipelines

Dynamic SSL generation using OpenResty

Environment isolation across Dev, Stage, Prod

Outcome

Built scalable SaaS platform

Improved deployment consistency

Reduced manual intervention

Enhanced system reliability

Benefits

Business

Scalable e-learning platform

Faster feature delivery

Improved user experience

Technical

Cloud-native architecture

Automated CI/CD

Highly maintainable platform