diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4ce3771..784fd7e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 db/data
+.idea
+.venv
+gawa/gawa/__pycache__
+gawa/start/__pycache__
diff --git a/gawa/db.sqlite3 b/gawa/db.sqlite3
index e69de29..176a60b 100644
Binary files a/gawa/db.sqlite3 and b/gawa/db.sqlite3 differ
diff --git a/gawa/gawa/settings.py b/gawa/gawa/settings.py
index b509767..5ff725a 100644
--- a/gawa/gawa/settings.py
+++ b/gawa/gawa/settings.py
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ For the full list of settings and their values, see
 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/
 """
 
+# for getting envvars
+import os
+
+# default django
 from pathlib import Path
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = 'django-insecure-3sq$g-@p=-a=+0q&k#d#jec6vn5xib)==kf%)h$lkk%x+6m00='
+SECRET_KEY = 'django-insecure-z_t5-iawtas&1np9)01*4_z_&hy*7wgy1!o$3bnnniux3f1ds-'
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = True
@@ -74,13 +78,18 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = 'gawa.wsgi.application'
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#databases
 
 DATABASES = {
-    'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
+    "default": {
+        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.mysql",
+        'NAME': os.environ.get('MARIADB_NAME'),
+        'USER': os.environ.get('MARIADB_USER'),
+        'PASSWORD': os.environ.get('MARIADB_PASSWORD'),
+        'HOST': 'db',
+        'PORT': '',
     }
 }
 
 
+
 # Password validation
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
 
@@ -103,9 +112,9 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
 # Internationalization
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/topics/i18n/
 
-LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
+LANGUAGE_CODE = 'de-De'
 
-TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+TIME_ZONE = 'CET'
 
 USE_I18N = True
 
diff --git a/gawa/settings.py b/gawa/settings.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c679e36..0000000
--- a/gawa/settings.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,134 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Django settings for gawa project.
-
-Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 3.2.19.
-
-For more information on this file, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/topics/settings/
-
-For the full list of settings and their values, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/
-"""
-
-# for getting envvars
-import os
-
-# default django
-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/3.2/howto/deployment/checklist/
-
-# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = 'django-insecure-z_t5-iawtas&1np9)01*4_z_&hy*7wgy1!o$3bnnniux3f1ds-'
-
-# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = True
-
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
-
-
-# Application definition
-
-INSTALLED_APPS = [
-    'django.contrib.admin',
-    'django.contrib.auth',
-    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
-    'django.contrib.sessions',
-    'django.contrib.messages',
-    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
-]
-
-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 = 'gawa.urls'
-
-TEMPLATES = [
-    {
-        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
-        'DIRS': [],
-        '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 = 'gawa.wsgi.application'
-
-
-# Database
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#databases
-
-DATABASES = {
-    "default": {
-        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.mysql",
-        'NAME': os.environ.get('MARIADB_NAME'),
-        'USER': os.environ.get('MARIADB_USER'),
-        'PASSWORD': os.environ.get('MARIADB_PASSWORD'),
-        'HOST': 'db',
-        'PORT': 3306,   # default port for mariadb
-    }
-}
-
-
-
-# Password validation
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/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/3.2/topics/i18n/
-
-LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
-
-TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
-
-USE_I18N = True
-
-USE_L10N = True
-
-USE_TZ = True
-
-
-# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/howto/static-files/
-
-STATIC_URL = '/static/'
-
-# Default primary key field type
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
-
-DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0e22f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Django>=3.0,<4.0
+psycopg2>=2.8
+mysqlclient>=1.4.3