Why do you add node_modules to static

[iPoetDev]

I am inspecting and assessing Tailwind Elements for use in Django

Step 5 on https://tailwind-elements.com/docs/standard/integrations/django-integration/

TE_URL = 'node_modules/'
STATICFILES_DIRS = [
  BASE_DIR / "static",
  BASE_DIR.parent / "node_modules",
]

Why?

I normally exclude node_modules from my repos/production commit/transfer to deploys, and allow the host (heroku buildpack) build to regenerate the node if needed (on heroku).

However, why node_modules in static?

Also if I use Cloundinary, and collectstatic, what happens?

[juujisai]

Hi! Most likely (since I cannot open my django project for some reason) it was added because django didn't want to import the css and js files of the tw-elements package, so if it's working for you without adding node_modules to static then it's fine.

We also have cdns for our package, so you can try using them aswell in your app:
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/tw-elements/dist/js/tw-elements.umd.min.js
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/tw-elements/dist/css/tw-elements.min.css