Implement static file serving with whitenoise

Author: friedelwolff

.gitignore

@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ venv/
 ENV/
 env.bak/
 venv.bak/
+app/static_files/

app/app/settings.py

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     "django.contrib.contenttypes",
     "django.contrib.sessions",
     "django.contrib.messages",
+    "whitenoise.runserver_nostatic",
     "django.contrib.staticfiles",
     "users",
     "general",
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
     "django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware",
+    "whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware",
     "django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware",
@@ -126,11 +128,21 @@
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/howto/static-files/
 
-STATIC_URL = "static/"
+STATIC_URL = "/static/"
 STATICFILES_DIRS = [
     BASE_DIR / "static",
 ]
 
+STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "static_files"
+STORAGES = {
+    "default": {
+        "BACKEND": "django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage",
+    },
+    "staticfiles": {
+        "BACKEND": "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage",
+    },
+}
+
 # Default primary key field type
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
 

requirements.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 django==5.0.2
 psycopg2-binary
 gunicorn
+whitenoise