Static files not found - Deploying Django on Heroku

Question

I am trying to deploy a Django site on Heroku, but I\'m running into problems getting the app to locate my static files. I have used python manage.py collectstatic

Answer 1

Install dj-static package

$ pip install dj-static

Configure your static assets in settings.py:

DEBUG = False
BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
STATICFILES_DIRS = (
    os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static'),
)
STATIC_ROOT = 'staticfiles'
STATIC_URL = '/static/'

Then, update your wsgi.py file to use dj-static:

import os

os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "tomdeldridge.settings")

from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
from dj_static import Cling

application = Cling(get_wsgi_application())