Building Fullstack Apps with Django and React

By NSLTD | Published on June 25, 2025

Two Worlds, One App: Django + React

Combine Django’s power with React’s flexibility to build fully reactive, robust web applications that scale on both the frontend and backend.

Integration Strategies

• Use Django as a backend API with Django Rest Framework
• Build your React app separately and serve it via Nginx or as static files
• Handle authentication via JWT or session-based auth

Development Workflow

frontend/ (React app)
backend/ (Django API)
nginx.conf

Best Practices

• Version your API
• Use serializers for clean data flow
• Keep environments isolated (Docker is your friend)

Fullstack means full control. Django and React give you a complete toolbox to build world-class web applications.