#Static and media files in production

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shy pond
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Hello,

I try to deploy my website. My host provides the cPanel interface which gives many tools, especially the "Setup Python app" which is a quick way to deploy Python app.
My website is deployed, but all the media / static files are not taken into account.

Here is what I did :

  • debug is set to False
  • The static folder used during development is under an app called "general". So general -> static -> general -> main.css, ...
  • I set the variables as followed :
STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'static'
STATIC_URL = '/static/'

MEDIA_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'media'
MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
  • I ran "python manage.py collectstatic" and a new folder in the BASE_DIR of my project called "static" has been created.

I feel like I miss something cause it doesn't work. I suspect the fact that my static folder used under development is part of the "general" app and the path given to the STATIC_ROOT and STATIC_URL are not good...

Any idea ? Thanks in advance.

late jay
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When DEBUG=False, Django do not serve static files.
You need a reverse proxy like nginx... Or even better, use whitenoise (https://whitenoise.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)

I am using Whitenoise in a Digital Ocean app platform lately so I highly recommend it.

shy pond
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Ok, but what is your configuration of your settings.py file ? Especially the paths given to the variables STATIC_ROOT, MEDIA_ROOT, etc.

steel current
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Note that white noise also doesn't support media files. Only static files.

late jay
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I use the same config as you have + whitenoise-related settings.

shy pond
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And where is located your initial static folder you used during dev ?

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Does its location matter ?

late jay
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Name should be the same as in the settings, I think

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Note that white noise also doesn't support media files. Only static files.

whitenoise is not recommend for media files. You can use django-storages with any service of your choice

shy pond
steel current
shy pond
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The doc is quite limited actually, for what I've read. It's O2Switch

late jay
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Of course number 1 is not recommended

shy pond
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IT'S WORKING FOR THE STATIC FILES ! With whitenoise ! Thanks !

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It's time for the media now 😄

steel current
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Can you show me a screenshot of the Section avancé / Gestionnaires Apache?

shy pond
steel current
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Not sure. I don't have access to the panel 😁
https://faq.o2switch.fr/hebergement-mutualise/tutoriels-cpanel

Documentation
Utilisation de cPanel

Utilisation de cPanel Cette page regroupe un certains nombre de tutoriels concernant l'utilisation de notre interface web de gestion d'hébergement mutualisé (cPanel). Cette page est découpée en deux parties. Dans la première partie, vous trouverez des liens vers des tutoriels vous guidant pour une utilisation classique et courante de votre es...

shy pond
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Sent it to you in mp

steel current
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Yeah, that doesn't look like it allows you to properly configure Apache... Only file extensions.

shy pond
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@late jay for your information, for the static files, I had to add this line to make it work :

STATICFILES_DIRS = [ BASE_DIR / 'general/static' ]

Because my static folder was not in the root of my project

shy pond
steel current
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Not sure. If you're down to have a video call with a shared screen, I could have a look tomorrow...
Right now, the best way I'm thinking is to use subdomains like static.example.com and media.example.com to serve those files...

shy pond
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That'd be great !

steel current
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That would allow you to configure the python app on your main domain, and have Apache serve the subdomains directly 🤔

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It's been a while since I've used cPanel and it wasn't with Django though 😄

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Ping or DM me tomorrow. I presume you're around France time, based on your host?

shy pond
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You're right, and you ?

steel current
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An hour ahead, I think. Helsinki time.

shy pond
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Ok let's catch tomorrow then 🙂 thanks !

steel current
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In the meantime, you can look at the link I sent. If you play around with (sub)domain settings, you might figure something out 😄