diff --git a/backend/config/settings.py b/backend/config/settings.py
index 66a5893..1549f0e 100644
--- a/backend/config/settings.py
+++ b/backend/config/settings.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
     'corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware',
 
     'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
+    'whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
     'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
 ]
 
+STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage'
+
 REST_FRAMEWORK = {
     'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': (
         'rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticated',
@@ -152,7 +155,7 @@ USE_TZ = True
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/static-files/
 
-STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'staticfiles')
 
 MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'media')
 MEDIA_URL = '/media/'