fix: use plain StaticFilesStorage in dev settings

CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage requires collectstatic to generate a
manifest before it can serve anything. Dev containers never run collectstatic
so every static asset 404s. Override to StaticFilesStorage in dev so Django
serves files directly from STATICFILES_DIRS and app static directories.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

apps/core/management/commands/seed_e2e_content.py

@@ -116,17 +116,16 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             legal_index.add_child(instance=privacy)
             privacy.save_revision().publish()
 
-        # Update the existing default site (whatever hostname Wagtail created it with)
+        # Point every existing Site at the real home page and mark exactly one
-        # rather than creating a new 127.0.0.1 entry that leaves localhost pointing
+        # as the default.  Wagtail's initial migration creates a localhost:80
-        # to the Welcome page.
+        # site that matches incoming requests by hostname before the
-        site = Site.objects.filter(is_default_site=True).first()
+        # is_default_site fallback is ever reached, so we must update *all*
+        # sites, not just the is_default_site one.
+        Site.objects.all().update(root_page=home, site_name="No Hype AI", is_default_site=False)
+        site = Site.objects.first()
         if site is None:
             site = Site(hostname="localhost", port=80)
-        site.root_page = home
         site.is_default_site = True
-        site.site_name = "No Hype AI"
         site.save()
-        # Remove any other conflicting default-site entries left by test fixtures
-        Site.objects.exclude(pk=site.pk).filter(is_default_site=True).update(is_default_site=False)
 
         self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS("Seeded E2E content."))

config/settings/development.py

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ DEBUG = True
 
 INTERNAL_IPS = ["127.0.0.1"]
 
+# Use plain static file storage in dev — CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage
+# (set in base.py) requires collectstatic to have been run and will 404 on
+# every asset otherwise.
+STATICFILES_STORAGE = "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage"
+
 try:
     import debug_toolbar  # noqa: F401
 

docker-compose.yml

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ services:
     working_dir: /app
     command: >
       sh -c "python manage.py migrate --noinput &&
+             python manage.py seed_e2e_content &&
              python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000"
     volumes:
       - .:/app
-      - /opt/playwright-tools/browsers:/opt/playwright-tools/browsers:ro
     ports:
       - "8035:8000"
     environment:
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ services:
       EMAIL_BACKEND: django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend
       DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL: hello@nohypeai.com
       NEWSLETTER_PROVIDER: buttondown
-      PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH: /opt/playwright-tools/browsers
     depends_on:
       db:
         condition: service_healthy