static files not working in template

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I have a problem with my template accessing my static folder.

{% load static %}

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <title>Rami Wahdan Hotels</title>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
   
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/bootstrap.min.css' %}">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/animate.css' %}">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/owl.carousel.min.css' %}">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/aos.css' %}">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/bootstrap-datepicker.css' %}">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/jquery.timepicker.css' %}">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/fancybox.min.css' %}">
    
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'fonts/ionicons/css/ionicons.min.css' %}">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'fonts/fontawesome/css/font-awesome.min.css' %}">

    <!-- Theme Style -->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/style.css' %}">
  </head>
  <body>

my structure is:

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in settings.py i put:

STATIC_URL = 'static/'

it is not working…

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what is wrong?

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It shouldn’t be in that folder, I think you have it in the app folder, it needs to be in the project root directory I believe. So the “teacher site” folder I think. Or else change the path in settings for STATIC_URL

import os
STATIC_URL = '/websites/mysite/static/'
STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'staticfiles')

# you might have to collect static again after you make this change

python manage.py collectstatic
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How are you running your application? Is this a test environment using runserver, or is this a production environment?

What are your other static file-related settings? (STATICFILES_DIRS, STATICFILES_FINDERS, STATIC_ROOT)

See How to manage static files (e.g. images, JavaScript, CSS) | Django documentation | Django for the full list of things to check.

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This is not necessary and generally not recommended. There is absolutely no need to associate your STATIC_URL with the physical directory in which static files are stored.

5

Fair enough - I was also thinking in my head it should probably be left alone as STATIC_URL = 'static/'
It looks like “mysite” is an app

@ rwahdan1978
this is the normal layout of a django project hierarchy

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source:

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Note: It is also normal to have a static directory in an app.

See Settings | Django documentation | Django

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Thanks I put the static folder in the right place now it’s working.