fix: add WhiteNoise middleware for static file serving in production

busManager/busManager/settings.py

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = "/"
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
     'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
+    'whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
@@ -152,6 +153,13 @@ STATIC_URL = 'static/'
 STATIC_ROOT = os.environ.get("STATIC_ROOT", None)
 STATIC_MEDIA = os.environ.get("STATIC_MEDIA", None)
 
+# WhiteNoise compressed static file storage
+STORAGES = {
+    "staticfiles": {
+        "BACKEND": "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage",
+    },
+}
+
 # Default primary key field type
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#default-auto-field