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zeerker0
zeerker0

Reputation: 95

FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/app/static'

I got this error when trying to host my django project on heroku FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/app/static' here is settings.py:

STATIC_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static')
STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'staticfiles')
STATIC_URL = '/static/'
STATICFILES_DIRS = [
    os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static'),
]
STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage'

and this is the error :

 File "/app/manage.py", line 22, in <module>
    main()
  File "/app/manage.py", line 18, in main
    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
  File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 419, in execute_from_command_line
    utility.execute()
  File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 413, in execute
    self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
  File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 354, in run_from_argv
    self.execute(*args, **cmd_options)
  File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 398, in execute
    output = self.handle(*args, **options)
  File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/contrib/staticfiles/management/commands/collectstatic.py", line 187, in handle
    collected = self.collect()
  File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/contrib/staticfiles/management/commands/collectstatic.py", line 105, in collect
    for path, storage in finder.list(self.ignore_patterns):
  File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/contrib/staticfiles/finders.py", line 130, in list
    for path in utils.get_files(storage, ignore_patterns):
  File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/contrib/staticfiles/utils.py", line 23, in get_files
    directories, files = storage.listdir(location)
  File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/files/storage.py", line 316, in listdir
    for entry in os.scandir(path):
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/app/static'

Upvotes: 2

Views: 3267

Answers (1)

Jaap Joris Vens
Jaap Joris Vens

Reputation: 3550

The differences between STATICFILES_DIRS, STATIC_ROOT, MEDIA_ROOT, etc. can be confusing. In your case, you can start by removing the first line of your settings.py, because STATIC_DIR is not a Django settings variable.

Then, the actual cause of your problem is that directory specified in the Django's settings variable STATICFILES_DIRS does not exist:

STATICFILES_DIRS = [
    os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static'),
]

On the Heroku server, this path is /app/static, but on you own computer it likely lives in a location such as $HOME/awesome-django-project/static. Creating the directory there will hopefully solve the problem.

Alternatively, you could remove the setting STATICFILES_DIRS altogether and place your staticfiles inside app directories. I personally prefer this approach because it makes the settings simpler and your source code directory cleaner.

Upvotes: 2

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