Serve static files from the backend in dev

Dockerfile

@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ RUN \
 COPY dist/arkindex-*.tar.gz /tmp/arkindex.tar.gz
 RUN pip install /tmp/arkindex.tar.gz && rm /tmp/arkindex.tar.gz
 
-# Allow access to logs
-RUN mkdir -p /logs
-RUN chown -R ark:teklia /logs
+# Allow access to static files directory
+RUN mkdir -p /backend_static
+RUN chown -R ark:teklia /backend_static
 
 # Copy Version file
 COPY VERSION /etc/arkindex.version

arkindex/project/urls.py

 from django.urls import path, include, re_path
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib import admin
+from django.contrib.staticfiles.urls import staticfiles_urlpatterns
 from arkindex.project.api_v1 import api
 from arkindex.project.views import FrontendView, CdnHome
 
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ if 'debug_toolbar' in settings.INSTALLED_APPS:
         path('__debug__/', include(debug_toolbar.urls)),
     ] + urlpatterns
 
+if settings.DEBUG:
+    # Serve static files in development—this is done by manage.py runserver, but not by Daphne in dev
+    urlpatterns.extend(staticfiles_urlpatterns())
+
 # Add index.html using CDN assets
 # It's served as a full fallback on 404 to support loading specific frontend urls
 if settings.CDN_ASSETS_URL is not None: