Add whitenoise for static files

.gitignore

@@ -214,3 +214,4 @@ dmypy.json
 # End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/node,python
 
 env/
+collected-static

requirements.txt

@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 django==3.0.5
 django-debug-toolbar==2.2
+whitenoise==5.0.1
+brotli==1.0.7

website/settings.py

@@ -30,10 +30,15 @@ ALLOWED_HOSTS = "*"
 
 # Application definition
 
-INSTALLED_APPS = ["django.contrib.staticfiles", "debug_toolbar"]
+INSTALLED_APPS = [
+    "whitenoise.runserver_nostatic",
+    "django.contrib.staticfiles",
+    "debug_toolbar",
+]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
     "django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware",
+    "whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",
@@ -72,6 +77,8 @@ USE_TZ = True
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/howto/static-files/
 
 STATIC_URL = "/static/"
+STATICFILES_STORAGE = "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage"
+STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "collected-static")
 
 
 INTERNAL_IPS = [