feat: add and configure static files

Author: lalver1

.gitignore

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 *.tmp
 *.egg-info
 static/
+!pems/static
 __pycache__/
 .coverage
 .DS_Store

pems/settings.py

@@ -113,10 +113,25 @@ def _filter_empty(ls):
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/howto/static-files/
 
-STATIC_URL = "static/"
+STATIC_URL = "/static/"
+
+STATICFILES_DIRS = [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "pems", "static")]
+
+# use Manifest Static Files Storage by default
+STORAGES = {
+    "default": {
+        "BACKEND": "django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage",
+    },
+    "staticfiles": {
+        "BACKEND": os.environ.get(
+            "DJANGO_STATICFILES_STORAGE", "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.ManifestStaticFilesStorage"
+        )
+    },
+}
 
 STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static")
 
+
 # Default primary key field type
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#default-auto-field