How to solve error static file not found django - python-3.x

Question

I'm working on a project in which I used frontend template from online website .
but I think i have put every file in correct places but instead I'm getting static file not found error.
below are important file :
setting.py
import os
BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
SECRET_KEY = 'lj6ra=$c5t!2kkin(qvuk3o(wui!m(%%wktf%my!c_gbl6(7ap'
DEBUG = True
ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
STATICFILES_DIRS = (
os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'Gym/static/'),
)
# Application definition
INSTALLED_APPS = [
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
'Gym',
]
MIDDLEWARE = [
'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
'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',
]
ROOT_URLCONF = 'Gym.urls'
TEMPLATES = [
{
'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
'DIRS': [os.path.join(BASE_DIR,'templates')],
'APP_DIRS': True,
'OPTIONS': {
'context_processors': [
'django.template.context_processors.debug',
'django.template.context_processors.request',
'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
],
},
},
]
WSGI_APPLICATION = 'Gym.wsgi.application'
# Database
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/settings/#databases
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
}
}
# Password validation
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
{
'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
},
{
'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
},
{
'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
},
{
'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
},
]
# Internationalization
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/topics/i18n/
LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
USE_I18N = True
USE_L10N = True
USE_TZ = True
# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/howto/static-files/
STATIC_URL = '/static/'
urls.py:
from django.contrib import admin
from django.urls import path,include
from . import views
from django.conf.urls.static import static
from django.conf import settings
urlpatterns = [
path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
path('',views.index),
]
index.html :
...
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/bootstrap.min.css' %}" type="text/css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/font-awesome.min.css' %}" type="text/css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/elegant-icons.css' %}" type="text/css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/nice-select.css' %}" type="text/css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/owl.carousel.min.css' %}" type="text/css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/magnific-popup.css' %}" type="text/css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/slicknav.min.css' %}" type="text/css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/style.css' %}" type="text/css">
...
Error i'm getting :
"""[02/Aug/2020 04:34:09] "GET /css/font-awesome.min.css HTTP/1.1" 404 2108
Not Found: /css/magnific-popup.css
Not Found: /css/nice-select.css
[02/Aug/2020 04:34:09] "GET /css/magnific-popup.css HTTP/1.1" 404 2102
Not Found: /css/owl.carousel.min.css
Not Found: /css/bootstrap.min.css
[02/Aug/2020 04:34:09] "GET /css/nice-select.css HTTP/1.1" 404 2093
Not Found: /css/elegant-icons.css
[02/Aug/2020 04:34:09] "GET /css/owl.carousel.min.css HTTP/1.1" 404 2108
[02/Aug/2020 04:34:09] "GET /css/bootstrap.min.css HTTP/1.1" 404 2099
Not Found: /css/slicknav.min.css
[02/Aug/2020 04:34:09] "GET /css/elegant-icons.css HTTP/1.1" 404 2099
[02/Aug/2020 04:34:09] "GET /css/slicknav.min.css HTTP/1.1" 404 20
"""
I also tried STATICFILES_URL but its not working , please help I'm going crazy
i have also try collectstatic but nothing happens , i dont understand the problem please help

Answer 1

Can you try placing css files under Gym/static/Gym/#place css files here
and in index.html use below
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'Gym/bootstrap.min.css' %}" type="text/css">