Building a Lean AMS + LMS with BuddyBoss, MemberPress & Tutor LMS. Am I missing anything?
18 August 2026 at 13:34
I am scoping out a lean AMS (Association Management System) + LMS project. The strategy is to launch with free registrations to build the user base, then pivot to paid monthly subscriptions later. I want to avoid plugin bloat by relying on core pro plugins and native server features where possible.
Here is the proposed stack:
- Hosting: Hostinger Cloud (PHP 8.1+, MariaDB, 512MB memory limit).
- Community & UI: BuddyBoss Theme & Platform Pro.
- Gatekeeper: MemberPress Basic (Free membership tier at launch -> Stripe/PayPal later).
- LMS: Tutor LMS Pro (Required for the auto-generated PDF certificates).
- Video Hosting: Bunny,net (Embeds into Tutor LMS to save local server bandwidth).
- Email: FluentSMTP (Free) + Brevo free API tier (For transactional emails/receipts).
- Performance: LiteSpeed Cache (Native to Hostinger servers, skipping WP Rocket).
- Security & Backups: Wordfence (Free) + native Hostinger automated daily backups.
Is there anything critically missing from this stack? I have done wordpress dev but for this type of project and wanna make sure I am not missing anything.
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