No to Nginx!
Serve your static files with whitenoise and media files with
dj-static in production mode.
Live demo: https://no-to-nginx.herokuapp.com/
Usage
Change below files:
config/wsgi.py
from dj_static import MediaCling
application = MediaCling(get_wsgi_application())
config/settings.py
MIDDLEWARE = [
'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
'whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware', # 3rd party: static files handler
# rest of the middleware
]
STATIC_URL = '/static/'
STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'assets', 'staticfiles')
STATICFILES_DIRS = [
os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'assets', 'static')
]
MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'media')
if os.getenv('MODE') == 'PRODUCTION':
DEBUG = False
DATABASES['default'] = dj_database_url.config(conn_max_age=600) # search for env: `DATABASE_URL`
Run with docker-compose
Run below commands and visit http://localhost:8000/
docker-compose up -d --build
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