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```shell
docker-compose exec app ./manage.py lint
```
## USWDS and styling
We use the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) for building and styling our applications. Additionally, we utilize the [uswds-compile tool](https://designsystem.digital.gov/documentation/getting-started/developers/phase-two-compile/) from USWDS to compile and package the static assets.
When you run `docker-compose up` the `node` service in the container will begin to watch for changes in the `registrar/assets` folder, and will recompile once any changes are made.
Within the `registrar/assets` folder, the `_theme` folder contains three files initially generated by `uswds-compile`:
1. `_uswds-theme-custom-styles` contains all the custom styles created for this application
2. `_uswds-theme` contains all the custom theme settings (e.g. primary colors, fonts, banner color, etc..)
3. `styles.css` a entry point or index for the styles, forwards all of the other style files used in the project (i.e. the USWDS source code, the settings, and all custom stylesheets).
You can also compile the sass at any time using `npx gulp compile`. Similarly, you can copy over other static assets (images and javascript files), using `npx gulp copyAssets`.

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cf push getgov-unstable -f ops/manifests/manifest-unstable.yaml
cf run-task getgov-unstable --command 'python manage.py migrate' --name migrate
```
## Serving static assets
We are using [WhiteNoise](http://whitenoise.evans.io/en/stable/index.html) plugin to serve our static assets on cloud.gov. This plugin is added to the `MIDDLEWARE` list in our apps `settings.py`.
Note that it’s a good idea to run `collectstatic` locally or in the docker container before pushing files up to `unstable`. This is because `collectstatic` relies on timestamps when deciding to whether to overwrite the existing assets in `/public`. Due the way files are uploaded, the compiled css in the `/assets/css` folder on `unstable` will have a slightly earlier timestamp than the files in `/public/css`, and consequently running `collectstatic` on`unstable` will not update `public/css` as you may expect.