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[1.5.x] Fixed #20284 - Added a note about DEBUG in static file docs. 

Thanks wim@ for the suggestion and Nicolas Noé for the patch.

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@ -35,8 +35,20 @@ Configuring static files
4. Store your static files in a folder called ``static`` in your app. For
example ``my_app/static/my_app/myimage.jpg``.
Now, if you use ``./manage.py runserver``, all static files should be served
automatically at the :setting:`STATIC_URL` and be shown correctly.
.. admonition:: Serving the files
In addition to these configuration steps, you'll also need to actually
serve the static files.
During development, this will be done automatically if you use
:djadmin:`runserver` and :setting:`DEBUG` is set to ``True`` (see
:func:`django.contrib.staticfiles.views.serve`).
This method is **grossly inefficient** and probably **insecure**,
so it is **unsuitable for production**.
See :doc:`/howto/static-files/deployment` for proper strategies to serve
static files in production environments.
Your project will probably also have static assets that aren't tied to a
particular app. In addition to using a ``static/`` directory inside your apps,