finite rampart Dec 7, 2024, 4:00 PM

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i'am facing a vicious issue accessing static files correctly deployed with collectstatic-
the files are normally viewed in dev mode - but in prod mode noway!
here is my conf:
-Python 3.9 (for specific requirements packages)
-Django 3.2.9

django app located in VBOX VM /HOME/PycharmProjects/djangoapp (VM is hosted & bridged on a physical ubuntu server)
I use daphne 3.0.2 for asgi /home/PycharmProjects/djangoapp/venv39/bin/daphne -b 0.0.0.0 -p 9099 djangoapp.asgi:application
i use apache :
-> to serve static files in the VM
-> as a reverse proxy to root requests from outside to the VM
My settings.py
...
BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(file)))

STATIC_URL = '/static/'
STATIC_ROOT = '/var/www/static/'
MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
MEDIA_ROOT = '/var/www/media/'
..
DEBUG = False

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Appache (IN VM):

Alias /static/ /var/www/static/
<Directory /var/www/static/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
</Directory>

# Fichiers médias
Alias /media/ /var/www/media/
<Directory /var/www/media/>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
    Require all granted
</Directory>

# Autres configurations pour l'application (si besoin)
ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:9099/
ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:9099/

</VirtualHost>

i grant permission to VM_apache to acces static /media folders with : sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/static /var/www/media

in local dev mode all things are ok- but passing to Prod - the app is going on except static files (404 for all the files)
Config Issue? Permission? Ubuntu ?

icy ether Dec 7, 2024, 4:03 PM

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a 404 for static files in prod is very common

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I'd guess your apache config is wrong, but I don't know apache well enough to diagnose the problem.

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You should be able to debug apache without django at all, simply by using "curl" to try to fetch the static files, and examining apache's log files.

finite rampart Dec 7, 2024, 4:08 PM

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thanks @icy ether for your reply- actually i use apach for 2 reasons - in the hoste as reverse proxy to manage ssl and routes to the diffrents VM-
inside Django VM to serve the static files - Daphne beeing the asgi-
the VM is bridged ine the VBox network - so it has its proper ip- all congs seems to be ok as the documentation says- but noway to sxolve the problem- i used curl and its the same -

icy ether Dec 7, 2024, 4:08 PM

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do you mean "I used curl and it, too, is getting a 404"?

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If so, that's good

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it means the problem has nothing to do with django

neat mirage Dec 7, 2024, 4:09 PM

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Can you ssh into the server and run ls -lh /var/www/static/?

icy ether Dec 7, 2024, 4:09 PM

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you might want to see if the "ProxyPass" settings "overrride" the "Directory" sections

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in fact, if I were you, I'd stop django, then try "curl" again. If you get a 500 error, that strongly suggests that apache is ignoring the "Directory" sections, and instead proxying everything to Django. Which would be bad; you only want it to proxy the non-static paths to Django.

finite rampart Dec 7, 2024, 4:15 PM

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just run curl curl http://192.168.1.77:9099/static/Style.css - iget the file corectly

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but in the browser iget 404

neat mirage Dec 7, 2024, 4:16 PM

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~~How are you running Django?~~ never mind, I see it

finite rampart Dec 7, 2024, 4:16 PM

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@neat mirage here is a sample of ls : drwxr-xr-x 2 www-data www-data 4,0K déc. 5 13:58 account
drwxr-xr-x 6 www-data www-data 4,0K déc. 5 13:58 admin
drwxr-xr-x 5 www-data www-data 4,0K déc. 5 13:58 admin_interface
drwxr-xr-x 5 www-data www-data 4,0K déc. 5 13:58 ajax_datatable
drwxr-xr-x 2 www-data www-data 4,0K déc. 5 13:58 autocomplete_light

icy ether Dec 7, 2024, 4:17 PM

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is daphne running in debug mode, or production?

neat mirage Dec 7, 2024, 4:18 PM

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What is the request URL in the browser's network tab of the CSS file? (You can just share the relative path, e.g. /static/style.css if you want to mask your domain).

finite rampart Dec 7, 2024, 4:18 PM

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icy ether is daphne running in debug mode, or production?

DEBUG=false

finite rampart Dec 7, 2024, 4:19 PM

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neat mirage What is the request URL in the browser's network tab of the CSS file? (You can j...

mydomain/static/style.css

neat mirage Dec 7, 2024, 4:20 PM

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finite rampart just run curl curl http://192.168.1.77:9099/static/Style.css - iget the file ...

Note that linux file systems are case sensitive. Is your file named Style.css or style.css?

finite rampart Dec 7, 2024, 4:20 PM

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icy ether in fact, if I were you, I'd *stop* django, then try "curl" again. If you get a ...

when i stop daphne and rerun curl i get
curl http://192.168.1.77:9099/static/Style.css
curl: (7) Failed to connect to 192.168.1.77 port 9099 after 0 ms: Couldn't connect to server

neat mirage Dec 7, 2024, 4:21 PM

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finite rampart mydomain/static/style.css

Does https://mydomain/static/Style.css work?

icy ether Dec 7, 2024, 4:21 PM

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well I didn't mean to run curl against the django endpoint; obviously that won't work. I meant to run it against apache, to see if it's proxying the static files.

finite rampart Dec 7, 2024, 4:25 PM

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neat mirage Does `https://mydomain/static/Style.css` work?

thank you for precision its style.css - but still the same thing- not working in browser althow app runing or not but the curl get the file only if app is runnig

finite rampart Dec 7, 2024, 4:28 PM

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icy ether well I didn't mean to run curl against the django endpoint; obviously that won't...

excuse me- i missundrestand you- you wona say comment proxypass in VM_apache ? i precise tha i have 2 apache one in the host as reverse proxy - and 2 in VM as server static files

neat mirage Dec 7, 2024, 4:29 PM

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You have two separate apache instances in the VM?

finite rampart Dec 7, 2024, 4:30 PM

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@neat mirage no not in the same VM- one in VM and one in hosting machine -in the host igot other website

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@neat mirage schema is static file request>HOST>Apach1>virtualhost1>apach_VM

neat mirage Dec 7, 2024, 4:35 PM

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Can you share your complete Apache config in the VM?

finite rampart Dec 7, 2024, 4:38 PM

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neat mirage Can you share your complete Apache config in the VM?

ok -
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName localhost

DocumentRoot /var/www/html

# Fichiers statiques
Alias /static/ /var/www/static/
<Directory /var/www/static/>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
    Require all granted
</Directory>

# Fichiers médias
Alias /media/ /var/www/media/
<Directory /var/www/media/>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
    Require all granted
</Directory>

# this intercepts apache host requests and redirect to daphne
ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:9099/
ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:9099/

</VirtualHost>

neat mirage Dec 7, 2024, 5:01 PM

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Hmmm.. very confusing.
It should not be working with curl http://192.168.1.77:9099/static/style.css, as that should only hit the Daphne instance, and this should not be serving static files at all 🤔

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Is 192.168.1.77 the VM IP?
Does curl http://192.168.1.77/static/style.css work?

finite rampart Dec 7, 2024, 5:14 PM

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neat mirage Hmmm.. very confusing. It should **not** be working with `curl http://192.168.1....

@Pat absolutley this is why a sayed it may be an unknown issue- Chatgpt sayed that it's possible that daphne serves static files with curl ?!
yes .77 is VM IP
yes curl works but only if daphne is working !

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how to add a screenshot !

finite rampart Dec 7, 2024, 5:19 PM

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neat mirage Is `192.168.1.77` the VM IP? Does `curl http://192.168.1.77/static/style.css` wo...

@Pat absolutley this is why a sayed it may be an unknown issue- Chatgpt sayed that it's possible that daphne serves static files with curl ?!
yes .77 is VM IP
yes curl works but only if daphne is working !

neat mirage Dec 7, 2024, 5:36 PM

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Comment out the proxy settings, and check again?

finite rampart Dec 7, 2024, 6:03 PM

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done before no changes

neat mirage Dec 7, 2024, 6:07 PM

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Hmmm... does adding quotes change anything?

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName localhost

   # DocumentRoot /var/www/html

    # Fichiers statiques
    Alias "/static/" "/var/www/static/"
    <Directory "/var/www/static/">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    # Fichiers médias
    Alias "/media/" "/var/www/media/"
    <Directory "/var/www/media/">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    # this intercepts apache host requests and redirect to daphne
    ProxyPass "/" "http://127.0.0.1:9099/"
    ProxyPassReverse "/" "http://127.0.0.1:9099/"
</VirtualHost>

#Static Files deploying in prod Mode Issue (Daphne- apache- behind a proxy) unknown issue ?

...................... Appache (IN VM):

</VirtualHost>

i grant permission to VM_apache to acces static /media folders with : sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/static /var/www/media

DocumentRoot /var/www/html

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Appache (IN VM):