# Working with django ansible base

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/working-with-django-ansible-base/44299>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** awx\
**Created:** [August 14, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/working-with-django-ansible-base/44299 "2025-08-14T15:45:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bostonlinux](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/bostonlinux/32/7466_2.png) [@bostonlinux](https://forum.ansible.com/u/bostonlinux)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/working-with-django-ansible-base/44299/1 "2025-08-14T15:45:54Z")

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I cloned the latest release of django-ansible-base ( [Release v2025.8.11 · ansible/django-ansible-base · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/django-ansible-base/releases/tag/2025.8.11) ) followed the README ( [django-ansible-base/test\_app/README.md at devel · ansible/django-ansible-base · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/django-ansible-base/blob/devel/test_app/README.md) ) when running

`LARGE=true ./test_app/scripts/bootstrap.sh`

it gives this warning:

```bash
?: (staticfiles.W004) The directory '/home/username/django-ansible-base/static' in the STATICFILES_DIRS setting does not exist. 

```

I did some searches but didn’t find a good solution, any suggestions?

Thanks!

The good news is I was able to bring up the site and give a demo to a few members of senior staff and they thought it’s the way forward. Thanks for the great work!!

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**Author:** ![AlanCoding](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/alancoding/32/301_2.png) [@AlanCoding](https://forum.ansible.com/u/AlanCoding)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/working-with-django-ansible-base/44299/2 "2025-08-20T14:23:22Z")

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The staticfiles line is probably a simple bug with a simple fix. It would naturally follow that this is from the settings in test\_app, which is easy to change. The criteria is that tests pass and the demo server works. But since it’s a warning it probably doesn’t block usage otherwise.