diff --git a/nomencletureproject/__pycache__/settings.cpython-311.pyc b/nomencletureproject/__pycache__/settings.cpython-311.pyc
index 20c5a658..2016e338 100644
Binary files a/nomencletureproject/__pycache__/settings.cpython-311.pyc and b/nomencletureproject/__pycache__/settings.cpython-311.pyc differ
diff --git a/nomencletureproject/settings.py b/nomencletureproject/settings.py
index fb146fd0..6b9a94a8 100644
--- a/nomencletureproject/settings.py
+++ b/nomencletureproject/settings.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
-
+    'whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware',
     # Add the account middleware:
     # "allauth.account.middleware.AccountMiddleware",
 ]
diff --git a/render.yml b/render.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4074ccb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/render.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- python manage.py collectstatic --noinput