Django serve static index.html with view at '/' url

Question

I have my index.html in /static/ folder. My django app is running ok when i try:

http://127.0.0.1:8000/index.html

But i want to acces index

Answer 1

you can create templates directory, put the html there and then render it from views.py

    def index(request):
        return render(request, 'my_app/index.html', context={})

dont forget to set the templates_dir in the settings.py

BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
TEMPLATES_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "templates")

TEMPLATES = [
{
    'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
    'DIRS': [TEMPLATES_DIR,],
    'APP_DIRS': True,
    ...