🔧 Behind the Scenes: Why Developers Love the Folder Structure in This SaaS Boilerplate

A clean and predictable folder structure might seem like a small detail — until you’re weeks deep into development, adding new features, fixing bugs, and onboarding new team members.

That’s where EasyLaunchpad stands out.

It’s not just another .NET Core boilerplate — it’s engineered for real teams building real SaaS products. Its modular, layered, and scalable layout helps you navigate fast, debug smarter, and extend your app without friction.

Let’s go behind the scenes and explore why developers feel instantly at home inside this boilerplate.

🗂 Why Folder Structure Matters in Real Projects

Before jumping into the structure, here’s what a bad layout leads to:

• Spaghetti code with no boundaries
• Massive Services/ or Controllers/ folders with hundreds of files
• Coupled logic that breaks when you add features
• New devs who get lost just reading the codebase

EasyLaunchpad is the opposite. It's clean folder layout reflects best practices in domain-driven design, modular development, and clean architecture.

📁 Root-Level Overview

Here’s a quick look at the root folders of EasyLaunchpad:

/Core/

/Modules/

/Infrastructure/

/Web/

/Services/

/Tests/

Each has a clear role in the overall architecture:

🔹 /Core/ — Contracts, Interfaces, and Shared Logic

This is where you’ll find:

• IEmailService, IPaymentProvider, IUserContext
• Base entity classes and DTOs
• Common enums and validators

No business logic lives here — just contracts that help the rest of the system communicate cleanly.

🔹 /Modules/ — Plug-and-Play Features

Each domain (Auth, Payments, Email, Logging, etc.) lives in its own folder here:

/Modules/Auth/

/Modules/Payments/

/Modules/Email/

/Modules/Logs/

Inside each module:

/Entities/ → EF Core models

/Services/ → Core logic

/Data/ → DB Context, migrations

/Events/ → Domain events or handlers

/Validators/ → Input validation rules

This separation makes it easy to isolate features, maintain boundaries, and even package features separately if needed.

🔹 /Infrastructure/ — Third-Party Implementations

Think of this as the wiring layer. You’ll find:

• Email sender logic (SMTP, SendGrid, etc.)
• Stripe and Paddle integrations
• Hangfire background job configs
• Serilog logging setup
• Google OAuth login setup

Each implementation hooks into an interface defined in /Core/.

This means you can switch providers without changing your services.

🔹 /Web/ — Razor UI + Controllers

This contains:

• Razor-based admin dashboard views
• Controller logic for admin/user sections
• Static files, layouts, and UI utilities
• It’s structured using Areas:
• /Web/Areas/Admin/Controllers/
• /Web/Areas/Public/Views/

This makes the UI portion of your SaaS just as organized as the backend.

🔹 /Services/ — Cross-Cutting Business Logic

Some logic doesn’t belong to a specific module — like:

NotificationService

LicenseManager

Background task orchestrators

This folder is where such orchestrations live, typically interacting with multiple modules at once.

🔹 /Tests/ — Automated Tests

Split into:

/Tests/Unit/

/Tests/Integration/

/Tests/Modules/Auth.Tests/

Having testing follow the same structure as the main app makes it easier to maintain high coverage as your product grows.

🧠 How This Helps in Real Life

For solo devs:

• No time wasted figuring out where to put code
• Easy to duplicate a module as a starting point for new features

For growing teams:

Junior devs can work inside a specific module without touching shared logic

• Easier to enforce clean code reviews and CI rules
• For scaling products:
• Add/remove features without breaking global routing
• Package-specific access with license enforcement becomes simple

🧱 Built for Extensibility

Need to add a new feature like a CRM module?

Just create:

/Modules/CRM/Entities/Customer.cs

/Modules/CRM/Services/CustomerService.cs

/Web/Areas/Admin/Controllers/CRMController.cs

Hook it into the menu, DI container, and routes — and you’re done.

This modular structure means you’re building on a system, not hacking in new logic.

🧩 Best Practices Followed

EasyLaunchpad is built on solid architecture principles:

✅ Clean architecture (layered and decoupled)

✅ Domain-driven modularity

✅ SOLID-compliant service logic

✅ Minimal shared state across modules

✅ Test-driven layout support

It’s not just “organized” It’s built for long-term success.

🔚 Conclusion: A Codebase You’ll Want to Work In

If you’ve ever inherited a messy codebase, you know the pain of poor structure.

EasyLaunchpad solves that with a battle-tested layout that:

• Makes sense at first glance
• Helps you scale without chaos
• Supports onboarding, testing, and extensibility

Whether you’re a solo SaaS founder or managing a small dev team — this structure gives you confidence, clarity, and a clean path forward.

✅ Build smarter.

✅ Grow faster.

✅ Enjoy working in your codebase again.

👉 Start building smarter. Visit https://easylaunchpad.com and get your boilerplate license today.