Understanding the Request Flow in a Web App: React, Django, Docker & AWS
Introduction Ever wondered what happens when a user makes a request to your web application? How does the data travel from the frontend to the backend and return a response? In this blog, we’ll break it down step by step in the simplest way possible, using a real-world web app architecture built with: React (Frontend) served via Nginx Django (Backend) running with Gunicorn AWS Infrastructure (ALB, RDS, S3, EC2, etc.) Docker for containerized deployment By the end of this blog, you’ll have a clear understanding of how requests flow through a modern web application. Let's get started!

Introduction
Ever wondered what happens when a user makes a request to your web application? How does the data travel from the frontend to the backend and return a response?
In this blog, we’ll break it down step by step in the simplest way possible, using a real-world web app architecture built with:
- React (Frontend) served via Nginx
- Django (Backend) running with Gunicorn
- AWS Infrastructure (ALB, RDS, S3, EC2, etc.)
- Docker for containerized deployment
By the end of this blog, you’ll have a clear understanding of how requests flow through a modern web application. Let's get started!