Add Static & Media Files

1. Install Pillow

Terminal

pip install Pillow

Settings Configuration

Add the following code to the settings.py file to configure static and media files.

settings.py

STATIC_URL = '/static/'
STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static')
 
MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'media')

Adding URL Patterns

Add the following code to the urls.py file to serve static files during development.

urls.py

from django.conf import settings
from django.conf.urls.static import static
 
urlpatterns = [
    # your paths are here ...
]
 
if settings.DEBUG:
    urlpatterns += static(settings.STATIC_URL, document_root=settings.STATIC_ROOT)
    urlpatterns += static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)

Resize Image

When you want to resize the image whenever you upload an image. When you upload an image, you can resize it using the following code.

It can be done by overriding save method.

models.py

# models.py
from PIL import Image
 
class Profile(models.Model):
    # ...
 
    # Override save() method
    def save(self):
        super().save()
 
        img = Image.open(self.image.path)
 
        if img.height > 300 or img.width > 300:
            output_size = (300,300)
            img.thumbnail(output_size)
            img.save(self.image.path)

2. Collect Static Files

Collect all static files in one folder. It is used when you deploy your project.

Collect Static Files

Terminal

python manage.py collectstatic

Add Static & Media Files

Add the static and media files in the urls.py file.

urls.py

from django.conf import settings
from django.conf.urls.static import static
 
urlpatterns = [
    # your paths are here ...
]
 
# or
 
urlpatterns += static(settings.STATIC_URL, document_root=settings.STATIC_ROOT)
urlpatterns += static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)

5. Django Modules Introduction to Models