Django — Can't get static CSS files to load

Question

I\'m running Django\'s development server (runserver) on my local machine (Mac OS X) and cannot get the CSS files to load.

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Answer 1

Add the following code to your settings.py:

STATICFILES_DIRS = [
    os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static"),
]

After that, create the static folder at the root directory of your project.

To load the static files on templates use:

{% load static %}