Did these two tutorials and can't get my Mezzanine static files to load: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-install-and-configure-django-with-postgres-nginx-and-gunicorn#tutorial-comment-submit https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-install-and-get-started-with-django-based-mezzanine-cms-on-ubuntu Triple checked my settings and can't find why my static files aren't loading. Nginx and Gunicorn are installed and working. Symbolic Link between sites-available and sites-enabled is made ── sites-available │ ├── mezzanine_app │ └── myproject ├── sites-enabled │ ├── ahalearning -> ../sites-available/ahalearning │ ├── mezzanine_app -> ../sites-available/mezzanine_app │ └── myproject -> ../sites-available/myproject Collectstatic has been run and static files are in place: ├── deploy │ ├── crontab │ ├── gunicorn.conf.py │ ├── live_settings.py │ ├── nginx.conf │ └── supervisor.conf ├── dev.db ├── fabfile.py ├── __init__.py ├── __init__.pyc ├── local_settings.py ├── local_settings.pyc ├── manage.py ├── requirements.txt ├── settings.py ├── settings.pyc ├── static │ ├── admin │ ├── css │ ├── filebrowser │ ├── fonts │ ├── grappelli │ ├── img │ ├── js │ ├── media │ ├── mezzanine │ ├── robots.txt │ └── test ├── urls.py ├── urls.pyc └── wsgi.py STATIC_ROOT in settings.py points to the right folder (opt/myenv/mezzanine_app/static/) My nginx server settings point to the right files: /etc/nginx/sites-available server { server_name 107.170.215.138; access_log off; location /static/ { alias /opt/myenv/mezzanine_app/static/; } location / { proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8001; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $server_name; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; add_header P3P 'CP="ALL DSP COR PSAa PSDa OUR NOR ONL UNI COM NAV"'; } } Nginx and Gunicorn fire up without problems. Nginx Error Log: 2014/04/01 07:10:27 [error] 20899#0: *97 connect() failed (111: Connection refused) while connecting to upstream, client: 220.181.51.145, server: 107.170.215.138, request: "GET / H$ $: "HEAD / HTTP/1.0", upstream: "http://127.0.0.1:8001/" 2014/04/01 07:54:00 [error] 20899#0: *101 connect() failed (111: Connection refused) while connecting to upstream, client: 173.234.241.50, server: 107.170.215.138:8001, request: "G$ 2014/04/01 08:09:25 [error] 20899#0: *103 connect() failed (111: Connection refused) while connecting to upstream, client: 61.135.190.199, server: 107.170.215.138, request: "GET / $ 2014/04/01 09:14:13 [error] 20899#0: *105 connect() failed (111: Connection refused) while connecting to upstream, client: 220.181.51.150, server: 107.170.215.138, request: "GET / $ 2014/04/01 10:16:23 [error] 20899#0: *107 connect() failed (111: Connection refused) while connecting to upstream, client: 61.135.190.199, server: 107.170.215.138, request: "GET / $ 2014/04/01 11:15:52 [error] 20899#0: *109 connect() failed (111: Connection refused) while connecting to upstream, client: 220.181.51.150, server: 107.170.215.138, request: "GET / $ 2014/04/01 12:08:57 [error] 20899#0: *111 connect() failed (111: Connection refused) while connecting to upstream, client: 201.57.75.254, server: 107.170.215.138:8001, request: "H