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API SERVICE - FOLDER STRUCTURE
@stephenakembom
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The post provides a clear, well-organized visual guide to a common software development challenge, offering practical value to developers looking to improve their project structure. The detailed breakdown and use of comments make it easily digestible and actionable.
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This post presents a detailed folder structure for an API service, emphasizing organization for scalability and maintainability. It outlines key directories and files, including source code modules, tests, documentation, and configuration, following modular and domain-driven design principles.
Structure
- 1Title: API Service Folder Structure
- 2Root directory: api-service/
- 3Source code structure (src/)
- 4Testing and documentation structure (tests/, docs/)
- 5Configuration and deployment files (Dockerfile, docker-compose.yml, etc.)
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API SERVICE - FOLDER STRUCTURE
api-service/
src/
modules/
shared/
config/
database/
middleware/
jobs/
events/
main.ts
tests/
unit/
integration/
e2e/
docs/
scripts/
infrastructure/
Dockerfile
docker-compose.yml
.env.example
README.md
package.json
# Business domains: users, orders, billing
# Shared helpers and abstractions
# Configuration loading and validation
# Schema, repositories, migrations
# Application entry point
# Unit tests
# Integration tests
# End-to-end tests
# Documentation
# Utility scripts
# Infrastructure as code / configs
# Docker build configuration
# Multi-container local setup
# Example environment variables
# Project documentation
# Project metadata and dependencies
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API Service Folder Structure (Production Ready) A clean project structure is one of the most important foundations of a scalable backend. As your application grows, a well-organized architecture makes it easier to: • Add new features • Maintain existing code • Collaborate with other developers • Debug issues faster • Scale from a simple API to enterprise systems This is a production-ready API folder structure following modular and domain-driven design principles. Save it for your next backend project. What would you add or organize differently? #NodeJS #BackendDevelopment #SoftwareArchitecture #SystemDesign #APIDesign
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