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?

How do you structure a large Django project for scalability and maintainability?

KenWhitesell July 30, 2025, 12:40pm 2

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:

Topic		Replies	Views
Who is using Django for REALLY large projects? Using Django	16	13082	October 25, 2019
Structuring large/complex Django projects, and using a services layer in Django projects Getting Started	23	43757	December 18, 2022
structured for larger projects Getting Started	1	410	December 13, 2023
Largish project app structure Using Django	4	2053	March 25, 2021
Realworld usage of Django Getting Started	4	2293	November 29, 2022