How to server static django files using passenger wsgi

Question

Background :

Am using Django. Am hosting my site on Dreamhost. Am using Nginx as the web server and passenger.wsgi.

Problem:

I have read that on production server we should server the static media from outside i.e. should not allow the django and python to server it. What I want to do is server the static media file using passenger.Is that possible? If yes how?

P.S :- I have read that uwsgi+nginx is the best for this. But dreamhost does not support uwsgi.

See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2451739/django-serving-static-files-through-nginx — Burhan Khalid, Feb 24 '12 at 07:53

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 24 '12 at 06:41

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Your static media should never have to go through passenger. Configure the web server with its equivalent of Alias to graft the static media into the proper location(s) within URL space.

answered Feb 24 '12 at 06:41

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

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Hi am not getting what you are saying? Should i configure nginx with an alias for the static media location? – Akash Deshpande Feb 24 '12 at 06:48

How to server static django files using passenger wsgi

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