python - Static content in Django -

i trying load static content django have upgraded django 1.4 project has been successfuly deployed , unable find images , static content of project.

please find settings.py file

# django settings dataentry project. import sys import os path import path  settings_file_folder = path(__file__).parent.abspath()  sys.path.append(settings_file_folder.joinpath("libs").abspath())   debug = true template_debug = debug internal_ips = ("127.0.0.1", "localhost", "192.168.100.102")  admins = (     (" hello world ", "hello.world@gmail.com"), ) managers = admins    databases = {     'default': {         'engine': 'django.db.backends.mysql', # add 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'.         'name': 'gototest',                      # or path database file if using sqlite3.         'user': 'root',                      # not used sqlite3.         'password': 'root',                  # not used sqlite3.         'host': 'localhost',                      # set empty string localhost. not used sqlite3.         'port': '',                      # set empty string default. not used sqlite3.         'options': {                "init_command": "set storage_engine=innodb",         }     } }  # local time zone installation. choices can found here: # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_tz_zones_by_name # although not choices may available on operating systems. # if running in windows environment must set same # system time zone. time_zone = 'asia/calcutta'  # language code installation. choices can found here: # http://www.i18nguy.com/unicode/language-identifiers.html language_code = 'en-us'  site_id = 1  # if set false, django make optimizations not # load internationalization machinery. use_i18n = true  # absolute path directory holds media. # example: "/home/media/media.lawrence.com/" #media_root = os.path.join(settings_file_folder,'static') media_root = '/static' static_path = '/static' upload_dir =  '/users/iceman/documents/gototest/qbank/static/uploads' site_name = 'demo.com' site_url = 'http://alphadev.demo.com'  auth_profile_module = 'core.userprofile' login_redirect_url = '/students/login/'  # url handles media served media_root. make sure use # trailing slash if there path component (optional in other cases). # examples: "http://media.lawrence.com", "http://example.com/media/" media_url = '' #static_root = '/users/iceman/documents/gototest/qbank/static' # url prefix admin media -- css, javascript , images. make sure use # trailing slash. # examples: "http://foo.com/media/", "/media/". admin_media_prefix = '/media/'  # make unique, , don't share anybody. secret_key = ' hidden '  # list of callables know how import templates various sources. template_loaders = ( #    'django.template.loaders.filesystem.load_template_source', #    'django.template.loaders.app_directories.load_template_source',      'django.template.loaders.filesystem.loader',      'django.template.loaders.app_directories.loader', )  middleware_classes = (     'django.middleware.gzip.gzipmiddleware',     #'utils.xhtmlmortifiermiddleware',     'django.middleware.common.commonmiddleware',     'django.contrib.flatpages.middleware.flatpagefallbackmiddleware',     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.sessionmiddleware',     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.authenticationmiddleware', ) session_engine = 'django.contrib.sessions.backends.cached_db' #simplcache_backend = 'memcached://127.0.0.1:11211/'  root_urlconf = 'urls'  template_dirs = (    settings_file_folder.joinpath("../templates"),     # put strings here, "/home/html/django_templates" or "c:/www/django/templates".     # use forward slashes, on windows.     # don't forget use absolute paths, not relative paths. )   template_loaders = (     #'django.template.loaders.filesystem.load_template_source',     #'django.template.loaders.app_directories.load_template_source', 'django.template.loaders.filesystem.loader',     'django.template.loaders.app_directories.loader',  )  authentication_backends = (     'accounts.backends.emailorusernamemodelbackend',     'django.contrib.auth.backends.modelbackend' )  installed_apps = (     'django.contrib.auth',     'django.contrib.contenttypes',     'django.contrib.sessions',     'django.contrib.admin',     'django.contrib.admindocs',     'django.contrib.sites',     'django.contrib.flatpages',      'core',     'tinymce',     'filebrowser',     'tagging',     'tagging_autocomplete',     'django_extensions',     'registration',     'questionmanager',     'corporate', )  admin_hash_secret = " "  recaptcha_public_key = " " recaptcha_private_key = " "  serialization_modules = { 'modeljson' : 'wadofstuff.django.serializers.json' } solr_root = "http://dev.demo.com:8080/questionsolr"  template_context_processors = (     "django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth",     "django.core.context_processors.debug",     "django.core.context_processors.request",     "django.core.context_processors.i18n",      "utils.context_processor",     "qutils.context_processor", )  #'plugins': "table,paste,searchreplace,safari,asciimath,contextmenu",  tinymce_js_url = "/static/tinymce/tiny_mce/tiny_mce.js"  tinymce_js_root ="/static/tinymce/tiny_mce" tinymce_default_config = {     'plugins': "table,asciimath,gototest,indicime",     'mode' : "textareas",     'theme': "advanced",     'cleanup_on_startup': true,     'custom_undo_redo_levels': 10,     'theme_advanced_buttons1' : "fontselect,fontsizeselect,formatselect,bold,italic,underline,strikethrough,separator,sub,sup,separator,cut,copy,paste,undo,redo",     'theme_advanced_buttons2' : "justifyleft,justifycenter,justifyright,justifyfull,separator,numlist,bullist,outdent,indent,separator,forecolor",     'theme_advanced_buttons3' : "gototest,backcolor,separator,hr,link,unlink,image,table,code,separator,asciimath,asciimathcharmap,indicime",      'theme_advanced_fonts' : "arial=arial,helvetica,sans-serif,courier new=courier new,courier,monospace,georgia=georgia,times new roman,times,serif,tahoma=tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif,times=times new roman,times,serif,verdana=verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif",     'theme_advanced_toolbar_location' : "top",     'theme_advanced_toolbar_align' : "left",     'theme_advanced_statusbar_location' : "bottom",     'tab_focus' : ':prev,:next',  }  #'content_css' : "/static/css/content.css",  tinymce_spellchecker = false tinymce_compressor = true  force_lowercase_tags = true  markitup_filter = ('markdown.markdown', {'safe_mode': true})  markitup_set = 'markitup/sets/markdown' markitup_skin = 'markitup/skins/markitup' markitup_media_url = '/static/' markitup_auto_preview = true jquery_url = '/static/js/jquery-1.3.2.min.js' tagging_autocomplete_js_base_url = "/static"    try:     local_settings import * except importerror: pass session_expire_at_browser_close = true 

when looking images on browser url = http://127.0.0.1:8000/static/site_img/logo.gif

page not found (404) request method: request url:    http://127.0.0.1:8000/static/site_img/logo.gif "/users/iceman/documents/gototest/qbank/qbank/static/site_img/logo.gif" not exist 

to anwer specific problem, thing staticfiles_dirs key missing.

this appear debug config file, suppose want serve files django built-in developement web server (ie: doing "manage.py runserver 8000")

1. debug=true|false

you must know django should not used serve files in production , refuse so. if have "debug=false", django refuse serve static files default.

you have use server (most people use nginx, or online cloud service, cloudfront this)

for there 2 step process 1. need collect static files 2. set server serve them

when developping not convenient, django staticfiles_dirs you, , serve static files

2. collecting files

a django website made of multiple applications (see "installed_apps" key in config). each 1 of them may declare static files, in different directories in filesystem.

for files served, need them grouped in single local directory, or single remote server, hence "./manage.py collectstatic".

this command scan every directory listed in staticfiles_dirs , every "static" directory in loaded applications, , copy files place want staticfiles_storage , static_root)

3. config keys

# tells django static files staticfiles_dirs = (     os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../static/generated'),     os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../static/fixed'), )  # developpement # tells django build in web server host files ("http://localhost/static") static_url = '/static/'  # production, tell django how {% static %} template tags , "./manage collectstatic" behave (collect files single directory, upload them cdn, etc) #  staticfiles_storage = 'django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.staticfilesstorage'  # production when using default value staticfiles_storage # tell django collect files when run "./manage.py collectstatic". # used if host static files in same machine rest of application static_root = '/var/www/static.mydomain.com/'