From c7c790ee09caeaf9fd90c41471d50ec378078a1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stiftung Development <admin@stiftung-project.local>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2025 21:00:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix Django static files configuration for CI/CD pipeline

- Add STATIC_ROOT setting for collectstatic command
- Configure STATICFILES_DIRS for proper static file management
- Create app/static directory structure with documentation
- Resolve CI ImproperlyConfigured error for staticfiles app
- Ensure static files are properly collected during deployment
---
 app/core/settings.py |  7 +++++++
 app/static/README.md | 11 +++++++++++
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 app/static/README.md

diff --git a/app/core/settings.py b/app/core/settings.py
index 38ade65..8a7c45f 100644
--- a/app/core/settings.py
+++ b/app/core/settings.py
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ USE_I18N = True
 USE_TZ = True
 
 STATIC_URL = 'static/'
+STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'staticfiles'
+
+# Additional locations of static files
+STATICFILES_DIRS = [
+    BASE_DIR / "static",
+]
+
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
 MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
 MEDIA_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'media'
diff --git a/app/static/README.md b/app/static/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34ac486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/static/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Static Files Directory
+
+This directory contains static files for the Django application.
+
+## Structure:
+- `css/` - Custom CSS files
+- `js/` - Custom JavaScript files  
+- `img/` - Image assets
+- `fonts/` - Font files
+
+Static files are collected to `staticfiles/` directory during deployment via `python manage.py collectstatic`.