Configured project to use .env file.

config/settings.py

@@ -10,8 +10,13 @@ For the full list of settings and their values, see
 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/ref/settings/
 """
 
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
+
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
@@ -20,62 +25,66 @@ BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = 'django-insecure-q*f)wd^3*68y^w^vm@%)-5xb+af2#@qcvort*9#mn1!u7bb(&n'
+SECRET_KEY = os.getenv("DJANGO_SECRET_KEY")
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = True
+DEBUG = os.getenv("DEBUG")
 
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = eval(os.getenv("ALLOWED_HOSTS"))
 
 
 # Application definition
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = [
-    'django.contrib.admin',
+    "django.contrib.admin",
-    'django.contrib.auth',
+    "django.contrib.auth",
-    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
+    "django.contrib.contenttypes",
-    'django.contrib.sessions',
+    "django.contrib.sessions",
-    'django.contrib.messages',
+    "django.contrib.messages",
-    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    "django.contrib.staticfiles",
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
-    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
+    "django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware",
-    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
+    "django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
-    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
+    "django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware",
-    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
+    "django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware",
-    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
+    "django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
-    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
+    "django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware",
-    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
+    "django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",
 ]
 
-ROOT_URLCONF = 'config.urls'
+ROOT_URLCONF = "config.urls"
 
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
-        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
+        "BACKEND": "django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates",
-        'DIRS': [],
+        "DIRS": [],
-        'APP_DIRS': True,
+        "APP_DIRS": True,
-        'OPTIONS': {
+        "OPTIONS": {
-            'context_processors': [
+            "context_processors": [
-                'django.template.context_processors.request',
+                "django.template.context_processors.request",
-                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
+                "django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth",
-                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
+                "django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages",
             ],
         },
     },
 ]
 
-WSGI_APPLICATION = 'config.wsgi.application'
+WSGI_APPLICATION = "config.wsgi.application"
 
 
 # Database
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/ref/settings/#databases
 
 DATABASES = {
-    'default': {
+    "default": {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.postgresql",
-        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
+        "NAME": os.getenv("DB_NAME"),
+        "USER": os.getenv("DB_USER"),
+        "PASSWORD": os.getenv("DB_PASSWORD"),
+        "HOST": os.getenv("DB_HOST"),
+        "PORT": os.getenv("DB_PORT"),
     }
 }
 
@@ -85,16 +94,16 @@ DATABASES = {
 
 AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
     {
-        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
+        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator",
     },
     {
-        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
+        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator",
     },
     {
-        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
+        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator",
     },
     {
-        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
+        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator",
     },
 ]
 
@@ -102,9 +111,9 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
 # Internationalization
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/topics/i18n/
 
-LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
+LANGUAGE_CODE = "en-gb"
 
-TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+TIME_ZONE = "UTC"
 
 USE_I18N = True
 
@@ -114,9 +123,10 @@ USE_TZ = True
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/howto/static-files/
 
-STATIC_URL = 'static/'
+STATIC_URL = "static/"
+STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "static"
 
 # Default primary key field type
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
 
-DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
+DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"