Cannot upload media files in Django production to external folder - django

Question

I have an issue on my Django production server.
When I try to upload images, they always go to the app/media/ folder.
However I want them to be uploaded to /mnt/data.
In the admin panel, when I upload the image, it is always uploading in the app/media/ folder.
I tried adjusting the Nginx config file and the settings.py, but I guess I am lost.
Here is my Nginx configuration:
location /static/ {
root /home/somthing/something/;
}
location /media/ {
root /mnt/data/;
}
and the Settings.py:
STATIC_URL = '/static/'
STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static')
# Media files
MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
MEDIA_ROOT = (
os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'media')
)
and in my model this is how I create the image:
pictures = models.ImageField(
upload_to='postings/',
verbose_name=_('Posting_picture'),
blank=True, null=True,
validators=[validate_image],
)
I guess following this configuration, the uploaded picture is supposed to be in mnt/data/media/postings.
The media folder on the mnt/data/ is chmod 777, I did it when I lost hope in writing/reading the folder.

Answer 1

Currently you are uploading to:
MEDIA_ROOT = (
os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'media')
)
Basically means:
/path/to/project/media
In your case it should be:
MEDIA_ROOT = '/mnt/data'

Answer 2

I finally figured it out, Debendera was right for the path, but the Nginx configuration was wrong. I changed it to :
location /media/ {
alias /mnt/data/;
}
and then it worked. If I am not mistaken, it was better to use alias instead of root.
This is my reference: Nginx -- static file serving confusion with root & alias