[Django]-Using static files with the django virtual server

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If you’re using Django 1.4 then I would use the static tag:

{% load static %}

<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static "CSS/base.css" %}" type="text/css" />

You probably need this in your urls too, in development files are served via django

if settings.DEBUG:
    urlpatterns += staticfiles_urlpatterns() #this serves static files and media files.
    #in case media is not served correctly
    urlpatterns += patterns('',
        url(r'^media/(?P<path>.*)$', 'django.views.static.serve', {
            'document_root': settings.MEDIA_ROOT,
            }),
    )

Also in your settings it’s common practice to avoid hardcoding locations, here’s an example (by the way do you have the static filefinders in your settings?

PROJECT_ROOT = path.dirname(path.abspath(__file__)) #gets directory settings is in

STATIC_ROOT = path.join(PROJECT_ROOT,'static-root')
# this folder is used to collect static files in production. not used in development

STATIC_URL =  "/static/"

STATICFILES_DIRS = (
    ('', path.join(PROJECT_ROOT,'static')), #store site-specific media here.
)

# List of finder classes that know how to find static files in
# various locations.
STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
    'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder',
    'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder',
)

TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
    # other processors...
    "django.core.context_processors.static",
)
👤Hedde van der Heide

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You should write your settings.py like that: 

import os
PROJECT_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))

STATIC_URL = '/static/'  # Should be root relative or absolute

STATICFILES_DIRS = (
    os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, 'static'),
)

# Where your static files will be collected with colletstatic command
# I use it only in deployed configuration with DEBUG=False
# Need to be outside STATICFILES_DIR
STATIC_ROOT = '/var/www/your.site'

Just to be sure, check with Firebug or webkit debugger that CSS is loaded.

Remember that Django won’t serve your static files if settings.DEBUG == False.

👤noirbizarre

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