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Asked: 2026-06-12T02:58:02+00:00

I am building a large web application. I want to structure it in such

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I am building a large web application. I want to structure it in such a way that I can write “apps” for it, or even potentially, have third party write apps for it.

I have one monothlitic web project, which has the Views, Controllers and the Models. I think it would be useful to break these down into projects.

I have been considering having a structure as follows:

  • Basic Web
  • App1
    • App1.Web
    • App1.Business
    • App1.Dal
  • App2
    • App2.Web
    • App2.Business
    • App2.Dal

Basic Web will reference App1 & App2. Goal is to have Basic Web have a solid structure so that it does not have to be built quite often.

I am unsure about how this project can be built. Main questions are:

  • How can I join multiple web projects, and join them together, i.e. MasterWeb = BasicWeb + App1.Web + App2.Web. Is this a good idea?
  • Would each app have its own database and set of migration files?
  • Would each app be its own Solution? (group of projects in Visual Studio)

I know this is a very general question, but are there any articles I can read that will help me modularise my projects?

Thanks!

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  1. Editorial Team

    • How can I join multiple web projects, and join them together, i.e. MasterWeb = BasicWeb + App1.Web + App2.Web. Is this a good idea?

      — If you are using Maven, it has maven war plugin, where one WAR can be dependent on other WARs and consume other WARs are dependencies

    • Would each app have its own database and set of migration files?

      — Yes, probably you can have different databases for each app it is required. But having multiple databases can increase the efforts of managing transaction across resources (XA transaction management). I would recommend to go with just one database and multiple schemas.

    • Would each app be its own Solution? (group of projects in Visual Studio)

      — Yes, probably its better to keep each app independent.

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