I guess the URL would be something like this 127.0.0.1:8000/static/my_app/hello.html
(without the first "my_app") assuming your STATIC_URL is '/static/' On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 1:57 AM, Dan Bikle <[email protected]> wrote: > *Hi List,* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *I am new to django.I read > this:https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/howto/static-files/ > <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/howto/static-files/>I did this:cd > ~django-admin startproject mysiteI see this in > ~/mysite/mysite/settings.pyINSTALLED_APPS = [ 'django.contrib.admin', > 'django.contrib.auth', 'django.contrib.contenttypes', > 'django.contrib.sessions', 'django.contrib.messages', > 'django.contrib.staticfiles',]So, I see staticfiles in there.cd > mysitepython manage.py startapp my_appmkdir -p my_app/static/my_appecho > hello > my_app/static/my_app/hello.htmlpython manage.py runserverOther > terminal:curl 127.0.0.1:8000/my_app/static/my_app/hello.html > <http://127.0.0.1:8000/my_app/static/my_app/hello.html>gives:Page not found > (404)So, I'm curious.How to serve a static file with django?I sense that > This URL is leaving out a step or maybe I read it > wrong:https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/howto/static-files/ > <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/howto/static-files/>??I am running > this django:>>> import django>>> print(django.get_version())1.9>>> >>> * > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/django-users. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/6ebacf12-c365-4a0d-bd23-c18926c9fff6%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/6ebacf12-c365-4a0d-bd23-c18926c9fff6%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/django-users. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CALn3ei0hoDbs4eWYbj%2B6j5iSxBzgHjFYtXWh2G8QTaPWpPyieA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

