diff --git a/dr_botzo/settings.py b/dr_botzo/settings.py
index 083d9e4..1d49c29 100644
--- a/dr_botzo/settings.py
+++ b/dr_botzo/settings.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
 MIDDLEWARE = (
     'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
+    'whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
@@ -145,6 +146,9 @@ BOOTSTRAP3 = {
     'javascript_in_head': True,
 }
 
+# whitenoise
+STATIC_PATH = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'staticfiles')
+
 ###############
 # web options #
 ###############
diff --git a/requirements/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
index 5bed496..1863fa4 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ wheel==0.38.4
     # via
     #   pip-tools
     #   tox-wheel
+whitenoise==6.7.0
+    # via -r requirements/requirements.in
 zalgo-text==0.6
     # via -r requirements/requirements.in
 
diff --git a/requirements/requirements.in b/requirements/requirements.in
index 30c4252..4881479 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.in
+++ b/requirements/requirements.in
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ ply                             # dice lex/yacc compiler
 python-dateutil                 # countdown relative math
 python-mpd2                     # client for mpd
 pytz                            # timezone awareness
+whitenoise                      # easier static files
 zalgo-text                      # zalgoify text
diff --git a/requirements/requirements.txt b/requirements/requirements.txt
index bd2abbf..ad02d95 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements.txt
@@ -78,5 +78,7 @@ tempora==5.2.1
     #   jaraco-logging
 typing-extensions==4.5.0
     # via pydantic
+whitenoise==6.7.0
+    # via -r requirements/requirements.in
 zalgo-text==0.6
     # via -r requirements/requirements.in