static files for django admin can't be found while running asgi server

Here is my settings.py

# ...other settings

STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static")
STATIC_URL = 'static/'

# ...other settings

Then I run

python manage.py collectstatic

uvicorn Django_Channels.asgi:application --port 8000 --workers 4 --log-level debug --reload

this collects static (after that I do have static folder at the root folder), starts the asgi server, but when I go to the admin page it looks like without any CSS or JS files. Just a bunch of unorganised text.

Here are the logs from terminal:

Here what logs look likeINFO:     
127.0.0.1:51770 - "GET /static/admin/css/dashboard.css HTTP/1.1" 404 Not Found
Not Found: /static/admin/css/responsive.css
INFO:     127.0.0.1:51770 - "GET /static/admin/css/responsive.css HTTP/1.1" 404 Not Found
Not Found: /static/admin/js/theme.js
INFO:     127.0.0.1:51769 - "GET /static/admin/js/theme.js HTTP/1.1" 404 Not Found
Not Found: /static/admin/js/nav_sidebar.js
INFO:     127.0.0.1:51770 - "GET /static/admin/js/nav_sidebar.js HTTP/1.1" 404 Not Found

I am always having a bad time with staticfiles, could please somebody tell me what am I doing wrong?

Solution

I encountered the same problem with my project. Here’s how you can resolve it:

First, add the STATIC_ROOT setting for static files in your settings.py:


STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'staticfiles')

After that, run the following command to collect the static files:


python manage.py collectstatic

Finally, add a URL path to urlpatterns:


urlpatterns = [
path("admin/", admin.site.urls),
# your other paths here
] + static(settings.STATIC_URL, document_root=settings.STATIC_ROOT)