id summary reporter owner description type status component version severity resolution keywords cc stage has_patch needs_docs needs_tests needs_better_patch easy ui_ux 21750 STATIC_ROOT is required in 1.7 Aymeric Augustin nobody "In Django 1.7, STATIC_ROOT is required to use the staticfiles app, while it wasn't in Django 1.6 and earlier. For instance I'm encountering the following error when running the debug toolbar's test suite. {{{ ImproperlyConfigured: You're using the staticfiles app without having set the STATIC_ROOT setting to a filesystem path. }}} If this was done on purpose, it should be documented in the release notes." Bug closed contrib.staticfiles 1.6 Release blocker fixed loic@… Accepted 1 0 0 0 0 0