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@@ -1723,7 +1723,8 @@ Default: ``''`` (Empty string)
URL that handles the media served from :setting:`MEDIA_ROOT`, used
for :doc:`managing stored files </topics/files>`. It must end in a slash if set
-to a non-empty value.
+to a non-empty value. You will need to :ref:`configure these files to be served
+<serving-uploaded-files-in-development>` in both development and production.
Example: ``"http://media.example.com/"``
@@ -2851,6 +2852,10 @@ If not ``None``, this will be used as the base path for
It must end in a slash if set to a non-empty value.
+You may need to :ref:`configure these files to be served in development
+<serving-static-files-in-development>` and will definitely need to do so
+:doc:`in production </howto/static-files/deployment>`.
+
.. setting:: STATICFILES_DIRS
STATICFILES_DIRS