Hi,

> I have read and followed the docs on static files.
> django.contrib.staticfiles is in INSTALLED_APPS
> (by default), and I have set STATICFILES_DIRS to where my static files
> are (/home/nara/media). (I have
> tried with and without a slash at the end of this absolute file path).

Static files aren't media. You should keep them separated.

> I am confused about whether ./manage.py collectstatic is a necessary
> step for static files to work, I didn't think so, and have not done
> that.

It isn't if you aren't on production stage (ie, DEBUG=False).

I have started a post on how to setup static files. It isn't finished yet but 
might help you to set it up:
http://www.linovia.com/blog/django-staticfiles-howto/

Regards,
Xavier.

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