title: serving static files on Django production tutorial
body: <p>Does anyone have a simple step-by-step tutorial about serving static files on a Django production app? I read the Django <a href="http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.3/howto/static-files/#staticfiles-production" rel="noreferrer">docs</a> and it sounds really complicated... I'm trying to go the route of serving static files using a different server like lighttpd, nginx, or cherokee, but setting these up is all Greek to me. I downloaded lighttpd, tried to follow the instructions to install, and within a few seconds got an error. Missing this or that or whatnot... I'm not a UNIX whiz and I'm not very good at C/C++, so all this ./configure and MAKE install are gibberish to me... So I guess my immediate questions are:</p>
  
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  <li>Which server would you recommend to serve static files that's easy to install and easy to maintain?</li>
  <li>Assuming I actually get the server up and running, then what? How do I tell Django to look for the files on that other server?</li>
  <li>Again, anyone has step-by-step tutorials?</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Thanks a lot!</p>