#2: serve static and media files via nginx

.deployment/nginx/nginx.conf

@@ -11,4 +11,12 @@ server {
         proxy_set_header Host $host;
         proxy_redirect off;
     }
+
+    location /staticfiles {
+        alias /srv/http/staticfiles;
+    }
+
+    location /mediafiles {
+        alias /srv/http/mediafiles;
+    }
 }

.deployment/production/docker-compose.yml

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ services:
     expose:
       - 8000
     volumes:
+      - static_volume:/usr/src/app/staticfiles
+      - media_volume:/usr/src/app/mediafiles
       - /run/mysqld/:/run/mysqld/
     env_file:
       - production.secrets.env
@@ -14,5 +16,12 @@ services:
     build: ../nginx
     ports:
       - 8042:80
+    volumes:
+      - static_volume:/srv/http/staticfiles
+      - media_volume:/srv/http/mediafiles
     depends_on:
       - django
+
+volumes:
+  static_volume:
+  media_volume:

pluralityspace/settings.py

@@ -121,4 +121,10 @@ USE_TZ = True
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/howto/static-files/
 
-STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+STATIC_URL = "/staticfiles/"
+STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "staticfiles")
+
+# Media files (file uploads, user content, etc.)
+
+MEDIA_URL = "/mediafiles/"
+MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "mediafiles")