1. In setting file: ROOT_PATH='/home/ronglian/project/taskschedule' STATIC_URL = '/static/' STATICFILES_DIRS=( # Put strings here, like "/home/html/static" or "C:/www/django/static". # Always use forward slashes, even on Windows. os.path.join(ROOT_PATH,'static'), ) STATIC_ROOT= '' 2. In above of urls.py file : from django.contrib.staticfiles.urls import staticfiles_urlpatterns 3. Add urlpatterns in urls.py file: urlpatterns +=staticfiles_urlpatterns() 4. In the project directory, make a new directory file named 'static', the add the css and jquery file in it.