# How do you structure a large Django project for scalability and maintainability? **URL:** \ **Category:** Getting Started\ **Created:** [July 30, 2025, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/how-do-you-structure-a-large-django-project-for-scalability-and-maintainability/42126 "2025-07-30T07:47:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Suheb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/suheb/32/29278_2.png) [@Suheb](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/Suheb)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/how-do-you-structure-a-large-django-project-for-scalability-and-maintainability/42126/1 "2025-07-30T07:47:45Z")
When you build a _big Django project_ (like an e-commerce site, social platform, or enterprise app), how do you organize your code, files, and features so that the project stays easy to manage, update, and scale as it grows? ---
**Author:** ![KenWhitesell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/kenwhitesell/32/280_2.png) [@KenWhitesell](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KenWhitesell)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/how-do-you-structure-a-large-django-project-for-scalability-and-maintainability/42126/2 "2025-07-30T12:40:55Z")
This is a topic that has been discussed multiple times here already. A search through the forum will bring up some threads. To get you started, see: - [Who is using Django for REALLY large projects?](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/who-is-using-django-for-really-large-projects/166) - [Structuring large/complex Django projects, and using a services layer in Django projects](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/structuring-large-complex-django-projects-and-using-a-services-layer-in-django-projects/1487) - [structured for larger projects](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/structured-for-larger-projects/26130)