diff --git a/CollegiateHouseWars/settings.py b/CollegiateHouseWars/settings.py
index e260a1e..09d63cd 100644
--- a/CollegiateHouseWars/settings.py
+++ b/CollegiateHouseWars/settings.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/settings/
 """
 
 from pathlib import Path
-from decouple import Config, RepositoryEnv
+import os
 from django.contrib.messages import constants
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
 DOTENV_FILE = BASE_DIR / '.env'
-env_config = Config(RepositoryEnv(DOTENV_FILE))
-SECRET_KEY = env_config.get('SECRET_KEY')
+SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY')
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = True
@@ -91,6 +90,12 @@ DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
         'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
+    },
+    'production': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
+        'NAME': os.environ.get('DATABASE_NAME'),
+        'USER': os.environ.get('DATABASE_USERNAME'),
+        'PASSWORD': os.environ.get('DATABASE_PASSWORD'),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/CollegiateHouseWars/test_settings.py b/CollegiateHouseWars/test_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df8f3ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CollegiateHouseWars/test_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+"""
+Django settings for CollegiateHouseWars project.
+
+Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 4.0.4.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/topics/settings/
+
+For the full list of settings and their values, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/settings/
+"""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+import os
+from django.contrib.messages import constants
+
+# Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+
+
+# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
+# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/howto/deployment/checklist/
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
+DOTENV_FILE = BASE_DIR / '.env'
+SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY')
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
+DEBUG = True
+
+SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = False
+SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = False
+CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = False
+
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = [
+    'localhost',
+    '127.0.0.1'
+]
+
+# Application definition
+
+INSTALLED_APPS = [
+    'django.contrib.admin',
+    'django.contrib.auth',
+    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
+    'django.contrib.sessions',
+    'django.contrib.messages',
+    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+
+    'formtools',
+
+    'housewars.apps.HousewarsConfig'
+]
+
+MIDDLEWARE = [
+    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
+]
+
+ROOT_URLCONF = 'CollegiateHouseWars.urls'
+
+TEMPLATES = [
+    {
+        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
+        'DIRS': [BASE_DIR / 'templates'],
+        'APP_DIRS': True,
+        'OPTIONS': {
+            'context_processors': [
+                'django.template.context_processors.debug',
+                'django.template.context_processors.request',
+                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
+                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+]
+
+WSGI_APPLICATION = 'CollegiateHouseWars.wsgi.application'
+
+
+# Database
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/settings/#databases
+
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
+    }
+}
+
+
+# Password validation
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
+
+AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
+    },
+]
+
+
+# Internationalization
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/topics/i18n/
+
+LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
+
+TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+
+USE_I18N = True
+
+USE_TZ = True
+
+
+# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/howto/static-files/
+
+STATIC_URL = 'static/'
+STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'static/src'
+
+# Default primary key field type
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
+
+DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
+
+
+MESSAGE_TAGS = {constants.DEBUG: 'debug',
+                constants.INFO: 'info',
+                constants.SUCCESS: 'success',
+                constants.WARNING: 'warning',
+                constants.ERROR: 'danger', }
diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
index 6fccf0b..8c0ae3d 100644
--- a/manage.py
+++ b/manage.py
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from pathlib import Path
+
+load_dotenv(Path('.env'))
+
 
 def main():
     """Run administrative tasks."""
-    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'CollegiateHouseWars.settings')
+    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE',
+                          'CollegiateHouseWars.settings')
     try:
         from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
     except ImportError as exc:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5dad2c7..da044f2 100644
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