The digital era which is characterized by the development of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) requires the process of learning and teaching in universities to be adjusted, not least at pesantren-based universities. The internet-based learning system or e-learning developed in the Communication Study Program of University of Darussalam Gontor aims to facilitate the learning process on campus both for lecturers as instructors and for students who are taught. Through e-learning students not only get textual material, but visual material such as image, video and animation also clarify understanding of the material. The purpose of this study was to find out the creative education model of University of Darussalam Gontor as one of the pesantren(boarding school) universities through the use of e-learning in the digital era. Data collection was conducted through observation and interviews with lecturers of Communication Studies ProgramOf University of Darussalam Gontor. The results of this study are a model of pesantren creative education through e-learning in the digital era. The uploaded learning content in e-learning consists of several forms such as material (in the form of power points, short videos, images, animation, etc.), quizzes, and also discussion forums as a means of communication between lecturers and students through virtual classes without having to meet advance.