I think you need:
settings.py
STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'staticfiles')
and then create a directory “staticfiles” in your project root directory. You have to put some file inside to upload it to git (you can’t upload empty dirs to git).
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solved I keep getting Error while trying to deploy my django app to heroku:[ remote rejected] master -> master (pre-receive hook declined)