diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c6cb2f4..43addad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 __pycache__
 /venv
 db.sqlite3
+/securityquiz/secrets.py
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5fbb080..63f5815 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 django
 django-oauth-toolkit
 django-cors-headers
-pyopenssl
\ No newline at end of file
+pyopenssl
+psycopg2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/securityquiz/secrets.py.template b/securityquiz/secrets.py.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6df66a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/securityquiz/secrets.py.template
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+DB_HOST = ''
+DB_NAME = ''
+DB_USER = ''
+DB_PASSWORD = ''
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/securityquiz/settings.py b/securityquiz/settings.py
index 2641857..2ae3968 100755
--- a/securityquiz/settings.py
+++ b/securityquiz/settings.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.6/ref/settings/
 # Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
 import os
 import sys
+from . import secrets
+
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
 CLOSED = False
@@ -65,8 +67,11 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = 'securityquiz.wsgi.application'
 
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-        'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
+        'NAME': secrets.DB_NAME,
+        'USER': secrets.DB_USER,
+        'PASSWORD': secrets.DB_PASSWORD,
+        'HOST': secrets.DB_HOST
     }
 }