Django Apps vs Projects Explained: A Complete Production Guide

📰 Dev.to · Alanso Mathew

Learn the difference between Django apps and projects and how to structure and deploy production-grade multi-app projects

intermediate Published 18 Mar 2026
Action Steps
  1. Create a new Django project using the command 'django-admin startproject'
  2. Build a reusable Django app by creating a new directory and adding an __init__.py file
  3. Configure the project structure to include multiple apps
  4. Test the project by running 'python manage.py runserver'
  5. Deploy the project to a production environment using a WSGI server like Gunicorn
Who Needs to Know This

This guide is useful for backend developers and DevOps engineers working with Django, as it explains how to structure and deploy Django projects and apps

Key Insight

💡 A Django project is a collection of settings, while a Django app is a self-contained piece of functionality

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