diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbbb0d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+__pycache__
+/recmaint/settings/prod.py
diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
index d08bb83..56684bf 100755
--- a/manage.py
+++ b/manage.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import sys
 
 def main():
     """Run administrative tasks."""
-    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'recmaint.settings')
+    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'recmaint.settings.dev')
     try:
         from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
     except ImportError as exc:
diff --git a/recmaint/settings/__init__.py b/recmaint/settings/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/recmaint/settings.py b/recmaint/settings/base.py
similarity index 81%
rename from recmaint/settings.py
rename to recmaint/settings/base.py
index 1539950..d759902 100644
--- a/recmaint/settings.py
+++ b/recmaint/settings/base.py
@@ -14,17 +14,7 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 # 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/3.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
-
-# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = 'g&zqf68eks@z$ctb%3_5+retmt%_i0=)7-y$i^gvc6p#s1+*ng'
-
-# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = True
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
 
@@ -73,17 +63,6 @@ TEMPLATES = [
 WSGI_APPLICATION = 'recmaint.wsgi.application'
 
 
-# Database
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/#databases
-
-DATABASES = {
-    'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
-    }
-}
-
-
 # Password validation
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
 
@@ -109,13 +88,9 @@ LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/'
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/topics/i18n/
 
 LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
-
 TIME_ZONE = 'America/New_York'
-
 USE_I18N = False
-
 USE_L10N = True
-
 USE_TZ = True
 
 
diff --git a/recmaint/settings/dev.py b/recmaint/settings/dev.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe8fe13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recmaint/settings/dev.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from .base import *
+
+# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
+# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
+SECRET_KEY = 'g&zqf68eks@z$ctb%3_5+retmt%_i0=)7-y$i^gvc6p#s1+*ng'
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
+DEBUG = True
+
+# Database
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/#databases
+
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
+    }
+}
diff --git a/recmaint/settings/prod_base.py b/recmaint/settings/prod_base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42e5eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recmaint/settings/prod_base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from .base import *
+
+DEBUG = False