Static files on OpenShift Django

Question

I\'m having issues serving up static files - i.e. style sheets and images required from my html pages. I cannot seem to fathom why these static images are not being found. H

Answer 1

Hey I just had the same problem and I found a way to make it work.

Just go to your settings.py and make some changes

---

replace

DJ_PROJECT_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(DJ_PROJECT_DIR)

WITH

BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))

---

down at the end of settings.py file add this

STATIC_URL = '/static/'

TEMPLATE_DIRS = [
os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates'),
]

STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, '../static')

STATICFILES_DIRS = (
 os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static', 'dirs'),
)

---

and in your html file just don't forget to load staticfiles like that

 {% load staticfiles %}

 
         
         It works! 

now your directories should look like that

--wsgi
    --myproject
        --templates
            -- drop html files here ... 
        --static
            --dirs
                --img
                    -- drop images here ..
                --js
                    -- drop js here ..
                --css
                    -- drop css files here ..