diff --git a/EpisodesCommunity/settings.py b/EpisodesCommunity/settings.py
index 71bd9a4..548e7ef 100644
--- a/EpisodesCommunity/settings.py
+++ b/EpisodesCommunity/settings.py
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ For the full list of settings and their values, see
 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/ref/settings/
 """
 
+import dj_database_url
 import os
+import configparser
+import warnings
+
+config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+config.read('options.ini')
+options = config['General']
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
@@ -20,7 +27,10 @@ BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = '#(5u4*zj+ppjmsa^8mu_e%$0zpou(&9vu^q02g4icb%eu%3qe8'
+SECRET_KEY = options.get('secret_key', '5up3r s3cr3t k3y')
+if '5up3r s3cr3t k3y' == SECRET_KEY:
+    warnings.warn("Using a default secret_key, change this in options.ini for production!")
+
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = True
@@ -77,10 +87,7 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = 'EpisodesCommunity.wsgi.application'
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/ref/settings/#databases
 
 DATABASES = {
-    'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-        'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
-    }
+        'default': dj_database_url.parse(options.get("database", 'sqlite:///database.sqlite3'))
 }
 
 
diff --git a/options_example.ini b/options_example.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d612ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/options_example.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Copy this file to options.ini to change settings
+
+[General]
+# You MUST change this for production.  Not doing so is a major vulnerability
+secret_key=5up3r s3cr3t k3y
+
+#Changes where the site stores it's data
+#See https://github.com/kennethreitz/dj-database-url
+#For configuration details
+database=sqlite:///database.sqlite3
+
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a3f04e5..b52c65d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 Django==1.11.4
 Pillow=4.2.1
+dj-database-url==0.4.2