Laravel Architecture Setup | ArsenalTech Pvt. Ltd.

Our process

How the architecture setup works

Define project scope & growth plans

Understand your MVP needs and long-term scaling targets.

Select the right architectural pattern

Choose between monolith, modular monolith, or microservices based on business needs.

Design the core structure

Set up folder structures, domain models, service layers, and API contracts.

Implement core services

Build foundational services like auth, user management, notification systems.

Automate testing, deployment, and monitoring

Create pipelines and tooling for smooth dev and ops handoffs.

Project structure patterns that prevent Laravel technical debt

Domain organization, service layer design, and refactoring strategies for maintainable codebases

Laravel accumulate technical debt when architectural decisions prioritize quick wins over long-term structure, controllers bloat with business logic, models become god objects with dozens of methods, and tightly coupled code makes feature changes ripple across the entire application. The structural foundation involves organizing code by business domain within Laravel's default directories rather than fighting framework conventions, implementing service and repository layers only where complexity justifies abstraction instead of over-engineering simple CRUD,

Stick close to Laravel's default directories (app/Http/Controllers, app/Models by domain, app/Services), organizing subfolders by business domain (e.g., app/Models/Blog, app/Services/Billing) without renaming core folders. Use explicit namespaces and Composer PSR‑4 autoloading. This keeps Artisan/package compatibility while grouping related code for scale, easy onboarding, low maintenance.

Services for business orchestration (inject repos/events), repositories for data access (abstract Eloquent), events for loose coupling (listeners async via queues). Use only where complexity warrants—simple CRUD stays in controllers. Balances abstraction without premature overkill, keeping code testable/extensible.

Key best practices for 2026: Thin controllers (orchestrate only), single‑responsibility models/services, domain folders within defaults, events over direct calls, strict typing, and phpstan for enforcement. Regularly refactor via CI. Prevents debt by enforcing boundaries early, leveraging Laravel strengths for long‑term velocity.

Stateless services (Redis sessions), domain events trigger queues/jobs for async, HTTP clients (Guzzle facade) for APIs with circuit breakers. Facades/services abstract infra. Decouples core logic, scales independently, integrates seamlessly without tight coupling.

Extract one feature at a time: move logic to domain services/events, introduce repos for models, group into app/Domains folders. Use Strangler pattern (new endpoints proxy old). Tests guide safety. Incremental wins build momentum without big‑bang risk.

Fat controllers (split to actions/services), god models (single concern), global scopes/middleware bloat, skipping tests/types. Avoid by code reviews, phpstan level 8, domain grouping, and "one job" rule. Keeps apps maintainable, scalable, hireable.

Start with the right foundation

How the architecture setup works

Define project scope & growth plans

Select the right architectural pattern

Design the core structure

Implement core services

Automate testing, deployment, and monitoring

Tools & practices used

Framework Extensions

Laravel

Cloud Services

Docker

Laravel

Docker

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Project structure patterns that prevent Laravel technical debt

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