Update .gitignore, settings.py, urls.py, and Dockerfile for static and media file handling

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 **/*.json
 venv
 migrations
-db.sqlite3*
+db.sqlite3*
+staticfiles

BridgeMentor/settings.py

@@ -181,9 +181,7 @@ if os.environ.get('INSIDEDOCKER'):
     SOCIAL_AUTH_REDIRECT_IS_HTTPS = True
 
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
-STATICFILES_DIRS = [
-    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(django.__file__),
-                 'contrib', 'admin', 'static'),
-    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(django.__file__), 'contrib',
-                 'auth', 'static'),  # Optional if using auth
-]
+STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'staticfiles')
+
+media_url = '/media/'
+media_root = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'media')

BridgeMentor/urls.py

@@ -38,13 +38,9 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('', include('core.urls')),  # routes '' to your home app
     # routes '' to your home app
     path('logout', logout_view, name='logout'),
-
-
 ]
-if settings.DEBUG:
-    urlpatterns += static(settings.STATIC_URL, document_root=os.path.join(
-        os.path.dirname(django.__file__), 'contrib', 'admin', 'static'))
-    # urlpatterns += static(settings.STATIC_URL,
-    #                       document_root=settings.STATIC_ROOT)
-    # urlpatterns += static(settings.MEDIA_URL,
-    #                       document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
+
+urlpatterns += static(settings.STATIC_URL,
+                      document_root=settings.STATIC_ROOT)
+urlpatterns += static(settings.MEDIA_URL,
+                      document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)

Dockerfile

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --upgrade pip && pip install -r requirements.txt
 COPY . .
 
+RUN python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
+
 # Install SSH client and other utilities
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     openssh-client \