ardalis/CleanArchitecture

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A NuGet-distributed ASP.NET Core solution template implementing Clean Architecture (also known as hexagonal, ports-and-adapters, or onion architecture) with domain-driven design principles. It provides a proven starting point for structuring loosely-coupled, dependency-inverted .NET web applications.

Use cases

• scaffold a new asp.net core project with clean architecture
• start a dotnet web api using domain-driven design
• learn clean architecture with a reference implementation
• structure a loosely coupled dependency-inverted c# codebase
• bootstrap a hexagonal architecture solution in .net
• template for onion architecture in asp.net core

When to choose

• starting a new ASP.NET Core application and wanting a battle-tested layered structure
• applying DDD and dependency inversion in a .NET codebase
• learning or teaching Clean Architecture patterns with real code

When to avoid

• building small scripts or microservices where full layered architecture is overkill
• working outside the .NET/ASP.NET Core ecosystem
• needing a runtime framework rather than a project template

Facets

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web-framework boilerplate developer-tools web-development backend developer-tools tutorials dotnet cross-platform clean-architecture solution-template domain-driven-design ddd aspnet-core onion-architecture nuget-template project-scaffolding web-server

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