Serve media files in production

Author: ericgitangu

blog/urls.py

@@ -15,13 +15,22 @@
     2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('blog/', include('blog.urls'))
 """
 from django.contrib import admin
-from django.urls import path
+from django.urls import path, re_path
 from portfolio import views
 from django.conf.urls import include
 from django.conf.urls.static import static
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.views.static import serve
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
     path('', include('portfolio.urls')),
-] + static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
+]
+
+# Serve media files in production (Fly.io with persistent volume)
+if not settings.DEBUG:
+    urlpatterns += [
+        re_path(r'^media/(?P<path>.*)$', serve, {'document_root': settings.MEDIA_ROOT}),
+    ]
+else:
+    urlpatterns += static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)