Collectstatic command is uploading static files to root directory

Question

Where do you set the path to which the command collectstatic uploads files?

I thought it was STATIC_ROOT. Mine is set as follows in settings.py

STATIC_ROOT = 'http://%s.s3.amazonaws.com/static/' % AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME

However, it is uploading my files to http://%s.s3.amazonaws.com/ and dumping it in the root rather than the static folder.

What am I doing wrong?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10460028/confusion-in-django-admin-static-and-media-files/10460116#10460116 — Hedde van der Heide, Nov 04 '12 at 23:12
It's saying that you have to login to the server and then run `collectstatic`? — user1328021, Nov 04 '12 at 23:19

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 05 '12 at 03:20

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STATIC_ROOT is used by django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage to identify a local filesystem path to write the static files to. That isn't what you're trying to do.

Instead, you want the how-to for Serving static files from a cloud service or CDN. As that guide suggests, you'll need a storage backend from some project like django-storages.

answered Nov 05 '12 at 03:20

Jamey Sharp

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Thanks I am using django-storages. How do I set its upload path to point to my media directory? – user1328021 Nov 05 '12 at 03:36
The django-storages documentation for the [S3 backend](http://django-storages.readthedocs.org/en/latest/backends/amazon-S3.html) should answer for everything you need, I think. Depending on your needs you might not want to change `DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE`, but it documents `STATICFILES_STORAGE` too. – Jamey Sharp Nov 05 '12 at 03:49
I don't think `django-storages` supports custom subdirectories. Look at the `django-s3-folder-storage` app – Amandasaurus Apr 03 '14 at 14:41

Collectstatic command is uploading static files to root directory

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