Add static file handlers

Author: kraigb

web_project/settings.py

@@ -119,3 +119,9 @@
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/howto/static-files/
 
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+
+# The location where the collectstatic command collects static files from apps.
+# A dedicated static file server is typically used in production to serve files
+# from this location, rather than relying on the app server to serve those files
+# from various locations in the app. Doing so results in better overall performance.
+STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static_collected')

web_project/urls.py

@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.urls import path
 from django.urls import include
+from django.contrib.staticfiles.urls import staticfiles_urlpatterns
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('', include('hello.urls')),
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),  # Activates the admin interface
 ]
+
+urlpatterns += staticfiles_urlpatterns()