diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f11adaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Django-WebApp/django_web_app/django_web_app/.env 
+Django-WebApp/env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/django_web_app/django_web_app/.env b/django_web_app/django_web_app/.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b09744f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django_web_app/django_web_app/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SECRET_KEY='@5&-q%^o=@mb@=@e%b9yz^b#l-2)w&_s0ick#=wy3kw36$z($g'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/django_web_app/django_web_app/settings.py b/django_web_app/django_web_app/settings.py
index cfaf5b2e..9f2e0564 100644
--- a/django_web_app/django_web_app/settings.py
+++ b/django_web_app/django_web_app/settings.py
@@ -16,11 +16,16 @@
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
 
+import environ 
+#pip install environ
+env = environ.Env()
+environ.Env.read_env()
+
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = '@5&-q%^o=@mb@=@e%b9yz^b#l-2)w&_s0ick#=wy3kw36$z($g'
+SECRET_KEY = env('SECRET_KEY')
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = True