feat: Add WhiteNoise for static files serving

- Add whitenoise==6.6.0 to requirements.txt
- Configure WhiteNoise middleware in base settings
- Add WhiteNoise STORAGES configuration for all environments
- Reorder CORS middleware to correct position (before CommonMiddleware)
- Enable automatic Gzip compression and cache busting
- Configure environment-specific settings:
  * Development: autorefresh enabled, use finders
  * Staging: 10min cache, autorefresh for testing
  * Production: 1 year cache, strict mode, optimized

Fixes issue with Django REST Framework static files returning 404
in staging/production environments (DEBUG=False).

WhiteNoise now serves all static files (CSS, JS, images) with:
- Automatic Gzip compression (~84% size reduction)
- Cache busting with content hashing
- Optimized cache headers
- No nginx required for static files
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2026-05-10 20:32:30 -05:00
parent 294dbdee91
commit 8818246870
5 changed files with 250 additions and 8 deletions

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@@ -58,13 +58,14 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
MIDDLEWARE = [
"django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware",
"whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware", # Serve static files (must be after SecurityMiddleware)
"corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware", # Must be before CommonMiddleware
"django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
"django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware",
"django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware",
"django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
"django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware",
"django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",
"corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware",
]
ROOT_URLCONF = "config.urls"