src/servala/settings.py

@@ -92,8 +92,16 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = "servala.urls"
 STATIC_URL = "static/"  # CSS, JavaScript, etc.
+# Collected static files as provided by ``collectstatic`` management command are stored here ready to be served by a web server.
+STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "static.dist"
 MEDIA_URL = "media/"  # User uploads, e.g. images
 
+# Additional locations of static files
+STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
+    "django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder",
+    "django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder",
+)
+
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
         "BACKEND": "django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates",