diff --git a/re2o/settings_local.example.py b/re2o/settings_local.example.py
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+SECRET_KEY = 'SUPER_SECRET'
+
+DB_PASSWORD = 'SUPER_SECRET'
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
+DEBUG = False
+
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
+
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
+        'NAME': 're2o',
+        'USER': 're2o',
+        'PASSWORD': DB_PASSWORD,
+        'HOST': 'localhost',
+    }
+}
+
+ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS = ['.example']