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Prepare virtual environment:
python -m venv .venv source .venv/bin/activate
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Install dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
python manage.py runserver
The app will be available at http://localhost:8000/.
Assuming that you're running the dev server with DEBUG=True
setting, ALL
static files (JS/CSS/HTML/PY) will be accessible under the /static/
URL path.
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Prepare static files
python manage.py collectstatic
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Set
DEBUG = False
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Start server with gunicorn
gunicorn sampleproject.wsgi:application
The app will be available at http://localhost:8000/.
This project uses WhiteNoise to configure Django to serve static files even for production environment.
Assuming that you're running the prod server with:
DEBUG = False
setting"django.contrib.staticfiles"
in theINSTALLED_APPS
Then Django will server only JS and CSS files under the /static/
URL path.
You can verify that this is true by starting the prod server and then navigating to: