Same value for MEDIA_URL and STATIC_URL ======================================= According to Django's documentation, ``MEDIA_URL`` and ``STATIC_URL`` must have different values. Anti-pattern ------------ ``MEDIA_URL`` and ``STATIC_URL`` point to the same URL. .. code:: python """ settings.py """ # Media and static root are identical STATIC_URL = 'http://www.mysite.com/static' MEDIA_URL = 'http://www.mysite.com/static' Best practice ------------- Ensure, `STATIC_URL` and `MEDIA_URL` point to different URL's. .. code:: python """ settings.py """ STATIC_URL = 'http://www.mysite.com/static' MEDIA_URL = 'http://www.mysite.com/media' References ---------- - `Django documentation - Settings: MEDIA_URL `_ - `Django documentation - Settings: MEDIA_ROOT `_