One or separate project for each site

Ignition
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Hi all,

I have a Ignition Gateway that receives data from multiple sites.
I am planning to have an Overview Section with few pages that shows high level information of all the sties and then site specific sections with multiple pages that shows details information of the respective sites.

Is it recommended to have

  • multiples sites in one project or
  • separate project for each site

Thanks
AR

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How different are the sites from one another (that they would ever need their own project)?

I think you should have a minimum of two projects, regardless of the number of sites: a parent project with shared scripts, views, styles and so on, and then a project that inherits from the parent.

It's pretty difficult to say much beyond that - I'm assuming your Ignition projects are HMI-flavored, so you need some customizations per site (even though most of the templates can be shared / reused). IF that's the case, I don't see you needing a new project per site, given the information in the post.

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Thanks @flexware for your suggestions. I would say all sites will be 70% similar. My only concern at the moment is the for each site there are few scripts and reports and as we add more sites, it might be difficult to organize them. However, I see the benefits you pointed out in having just two projects outweigh my concerns.