diff --git a/marietje/manage.py b/marietje/manage.py
index c3b939e..029aed6 100755
--- a/marietje/manage.py
+++ b/marietje/manage.py
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ import os
 import sys
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "marietje.settings.settings")
+    try:
+        import marietje.settings.production  # noqa
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:
+        # Use the development settings if the production settings are not available (so we're on a dev machine)
+        os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "marietje.settings.development")
+    else:
+        os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "marietje.settings.production")
     try:
         from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
     except ImportError:
diff --git a/marietje/marietje/settings/settings.py b/marietje/marietje/settings/base.py
similarity index 85%
rename from marietje/marietje/settings/settings.py
rename to marietje/marietje/settings/base.py
index 4fc3125..b055549 100644
--- a/marietje/marietje/settings/settings.py
+++ b/marietje/marietje/settings/base.py
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
-"""
-Django settings for marietje project.
-"""
-
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
-# Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
-BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
-SECRET_KEY = 'sae2hahHao1soo0Ocoz5Ieh1Ushae6feJe4mooliooj0Ula8'
-DEBUG = False
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.admin',
@@ -64,18 +57,6 @@ TEMPLATES = [
 
 WSGI_APPLICATION = 'marietje.wsgi.application'
 
-DATABASES = {
-    'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
-        'NAME': 'marietje',
-        'USER': 'marietje',
-        'PASSWORD': 'v8TzZwdAdSi7Tk5I',
-        'HOST': 'localhost',
-        'PORT': '3306',
-        'OPTIONS': {'init_command': "SET sql_mode='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES'"},
-    }
-}
-
 AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
     {
         'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
@@ -147,12 +128,6 @@ OAUTH2_PROVIDER = {
     },
 }
 
-
-# zc files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/howto/static-files/
-
-BASE_URL = 'https://marietje-zuid.science.ru.nl'
-
 STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static')
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 LOGIN_URL = '/login/'
@@ -164,10 +139,8 @@ LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL = '/'
 
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
 
-# App specific settings
-
-BERTHA_HOST = ('bach.science.ru.nl', 1234)
 MAIL_FROM = 'marietje@marietje.science.ru.nl'
+
 MAX_MINUTES_IN_A_ROW = 45
 
 # Time range (dependent on timezone specified) when MAX_MINUTES_IN_A_ROW is in effect.
diff --git a/marietje/marietje/settings/development.py b/marietje/marietje/settings/development.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c31ae2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/marietje/marietje/settings/development.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import os
+
+from .base import *
+
+SECRET_KEY = 'sae2hahHao1soo0Ocoz5Ieh1Ushae6feJe4mooliooj0Ula8'
+
+DEBUG = False
+
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
+
+DATABASES = {
+    "default": {
+        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
+        "NAME": os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "db.sqlite3"),
+    }
+}
+
+BERTHA_HOST = ('localhost', 1234)
+
+BASE_URL = 'http://localhost:8000'
diff --git a/marietje/marietje/settings/production.py.example b/marietje/marietje/settings/production.py.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2be9f0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/marietje/marietje/settings/production.py.example
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from .base import *
+
+SECRET_KEY = '******'
+
+DEBUG = False
+
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['marietje-zuid.nl']
+
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
+        'NAME': 'marietje',
+        'USER': 'marietje',
+        'PASSWORD': '******',
+        'HOST': 'localhost',
+        'PORT': '3306',
+        'OPTIONS': {'init_command': "SET sql_mode='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES'"},
+    }
+}
+
+BASE_URL = 'https://marietje-zuid.science.ru.nl'
+
+BERTHA_HOST = ('bach.science.ru.nl', 1234)
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