My css file cannot be found by Django

Question

So here is my settings.py file:

STATIC_URL = '/static/' STATICFILES_DIRS = ( os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'assets/'), )

Here is my home.html:

{% extends "layout.html" %}

{% block title %} Well hello there! {% endblock%}

{% block content%} <h1>Home Page</h1> {% endblock %}

And here is my layout.html:

{% load static from staticfiles %} <!doctype html> <html> <head> <title>{%block title %} {% endblock %}</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/layout.css' %}"> </head> <body> <div class="site-container"> {% block content%} {% endblock %} </div> </body> </html>

I am using this on my own machine and the console tells me that the CSS file gives me a 404 error - it's not found. What do I do?

Answer 1 · 2018-11-07T04:41:39Z

November 7, 2018 4:41am

The settings configuration looks good to me. Inside the home.html idk if the double quotes could make something, but you can change to single quotes like the following

{% extends 'layout.html' %}

{% block title %}Well hello there! {% endblock %}

{% block content %}
    <h1>Welcome!</h1>
{% endblock %}

Maybe since you had the problem, you solve it by now.

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My css file cannot be found by Django

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