diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 12e92ae8f7d4e25abdbfb790213192cce6b52fa5..f9b6220d0369fd02aedf869fa9863ed44fd57b3c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ docs/_build
 
 # Ignore local tmp directory.
 tmp/
+
+# Ignore the file with credentials.
+credentials.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/project/project_name/settings/__init__.py b/project/project_name/settings/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5312dcceb024abe979fcc487bb8e18e7ab08746e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/project_name/settings/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Run the development site by default.
+from .development import *
diff --git a/project/project_name/settings.py b/project/project_name/settings/base.py
similarity index 50%
rename from project/project_name/settings.py
rename to project/project_name/settings/base.py
index 87cc7136cd8f81768dfef65d5e4d0030d770c673..5025e2fbbcc2906e469fc00139706f637836b712 100644
--- a/project/project_name/settings.py
+++ b/project/project_name/settings/base.py
@@ -1,35 +1,17 @@
-"""
-Django settings for {{ project_name }} project.
+# Common Django settings for all environments for project {{ project_name }}.
 
-Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django {{ django_version }}.
+#
+# This file contains common settings shared amongst all environments of a
+# project. Do not put any environment-specific settings here.
+#
 
-For more information on this file, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/{{ docs_version }}/topics/settings/
-
-For the full list of settings and their values, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/{{ docs_version }}/ref/settings/
-"""
-
-# Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
 import os
 
-BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
-
-
-# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
-# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/{{ docs_version }}/howto/deployment/checklist/
-
-# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = '{{ secret_key }}'
-
-# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = True
-
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
-
-
-# Application definition
+# Determine the root and assets project directories.
+PROJECT_ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+ASSETS_ROOT = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "assets"))
 
+# Applications installed in the project.
 INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'django.contrib.admin',
     'django.contrib.auth',
@@ -39,6 +21,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
 )
 
+# Middleware classes enabled in the project.
 MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
@@ -50,8 +33,10 @@ MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
     'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
 )
 
+# URL configuration for the project.
 ROOT_URLCONF = '{{ project_name }}.urls'
 
+# Templates configuration for the project.
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
         'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
@@ -68,35 +53,29 @@ TEMPLATES = [
     },
 ]
 
+# Python dotted path to the WSGI application used by Django's runserver command.
 WSGI_APPLICATION = '{{ project_name }}.wsgi.application'
 
-
-# Database
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/{{ docs_version }}/ref/settings/#databases
-
-DATABASES = {
-    'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-        'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
-    }
-}
-
-
-# Internationalization
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/{{ docs_version }}/topics/i18n/
-
+# Language, internationalisation, and time configuration
 LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
-
-TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
-
 USE_I18N = True
-
 USE_L10N = True
-
 USE_TZ = True
 
+# URLs for serving the static and media files.
+STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
 
-# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/{{ docs_version }}/howto/static-files/
+# Absolute filesystem path to the directory that will hold user-uploaded
+# files. Calculated based on assets root.
+MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(ASSETS_ROOT, "media"))
 
-STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+# Absolute path to the directory static files should be collected to. Calculated
+# based on project assets root.
+STATIC_ROOT = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(ASSETS_ROOT, "static"))
+
+# Additional locations for static files. Useful for project-wide overrides of
+# default static files.
+STATICFILES_DIRS = (
+    os.path.normpath(os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "static")),
+)
diff --git a/project/project_name/settings/development.py b/project/project_name/settings/development.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ff665a8a1dc2d39c50319e9ec9fb8ba68e698f81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/project_name/settings/development.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# Development environment settings for project {{ project_name }}.
+
+#
+# This configuration file is used to define settings for the development
+# environment.
+#
+
+# Import the exception for signaling invalid configuration. No other
+# Django-specific definitions should be imported here.
+from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
+
+# Import the base settings.
+from .base import *
+
+# Import the credentials.
+try:
+    from .credentials import DATABASE_PASSWORDS
+except ImportError:
+    raise ImproperlyConfigured("Please configure the DATABASE_PASSWORDS in credentials.py.")
+
+try:
+    from .credentials import SECRET_KEY
+except ImportError:
+    raise ImproperlyConfigured("Please configure the SECRET_KEY in credentials.py.")
+
+# Debugging is useful for development.
+DEBUG = True
+for template_config in TEMPLATES:
+    template_config['OPTIONS']['debug']=True
+
+# Site administrators and managers.
+ADMINS = (
+    # ('Your Name', 'your_email@example.com'),
+)
+MANAGERS = ADMINS
+
+# Database configuration. sqlite3 is used for development for convenience. See
+# testing/production environment settings and official Django documentation if a
+# proper database should be used.
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+        'NAME': 'development.sqlite3',
+    }
+}
+
+# Hosts that are valid for accessing this site. For development, empty list is
+# sufficient.
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
+
+# Local time zone for development environment.
+TIME_ZONE = 'Europe/Stockholm'
diff --git a/project/project_name/settings/production.py b/project/project_name/settings/production.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e2f8211ce31e6037e672a5931de88a843436b4c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/project_name/settings/production.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Production environment settings for project {{ project_name }}.
+
+#
+# This configuration file is used to define settins for the production
+# environment.
+#
+
+# Import the exception for signaling invalid configuration. No other
+# Django-specific definitions should be imported here.
+from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
+
+# Import the base settings.
+from .base import *
+
+# Import the credentials.
+try:
+    from .credentials import DATABASE_PASSWORDS
+except ImportError:
+    raise ImproperlyConfigured("Please configure the DATABASE_PASSWORDS in credentials.py.")
+
+try:
+    from .credentials import SECRET_KEY
+except ImportError:
+    raise ImproperlyConfigured("Please configure the SECRET_KEY in credentials.py.")
+
+# Debugging should normally be disabled in production environment, but may be
+# necessary in case of serious issues that cannot be reproduced in test
+# environment.
+DEBUG = False
+for template_config in TEMPLATES:
+    template_config['OPTIONS']['debug']=False
+
+# Site administrators and managers.
+ADMINS = (
+    # ('Your Name', 'your_email@example.com'),
+)
+MANAGERS = ADMINS
+
+# Database configuration. Avoid using sqlite3 for production environments.
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        # Database engine to use. Set it to 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'mysql',
+        # 'sqlite3' or 'oracle' (keep the django.db.backends prefix).
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.',
+        # Name of database, or path to database file if using sqlite3.
+        'NAME': '',
+        # Username for logging-in into database server. Not required for
+        # sqlite3.
+        'USER': '',
+        # Password for logging-in into database server. Should be read from
+        # credentials.py.
+        'PASSWORD': DATABASE_PASSWORDS['default'],
+        # IP or resolvable name of the database server.
+        'HOST': '127.0.0.1',
+        # Port on which the database server accepts incoming connections. If not
+        # specified, engine-specific port is set automatically.
+        'PORT': '',
+    }
+}
+
+# Hosts that are valid for accessing this site. Must be set for production
+# environment.
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
+
+# Local time zone for production environment.
+TIME_ZONE = 'Europe/Stockholm'
diff --git a/project/project_name/settings/sample_credentials.py b/project/project_name/settings/sample_credentials.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1556bf1f5475a99d81b15653288f377e2453c877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/project_name/settings/sample_credentials.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Sample credentials.py file.
+
+#
+# This file contains a sample of how the site-specific credentials.py file
+# should look like.
+#
+
+# Secret key should be unique and kept secret. It should also be sufficiently
+# complex to prevent brute-forcing.
+SECRET_KEY = ''
+
+# Passwords for one or more databases used by the site.
+DATABASE_PASSWORDS = {
+    'default': '',
+    }
diff --git a/project/project_name/settings/testing.py b/project/project_name/settings/testing.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9894a141ba85181aecd291a8b7785857992d9a90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/project_name/settings/testing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Testing environment settings for project {{ project_name }}.
+
+#
+# This configuration file is used to define settings for the testing
+# environment.
+#
+
+# Import the exception for signaling invalid configuration. No other
+# Django-specific definitions should be imported here.
+from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
+
+# Import the base settings.
+from .base import *
+
+# Import the credentials.
+try:
+    from .credentials import DATABASE_PASSWORDS
+except ImportError:
+    raise ImproperlyConfigured("Please configure the DATABASE_PASSWORDS in credentials.py.")
+
+try:
+    from .credentials import SECRET_KEY
+except ImportError:
+    raise ImproperlyConfigured("Please configure the SECRET_KEY in credentials.py.")
+
+# Debugging should normally be disabled in test environment, but may be
+# necessary in some cases.
+DEBUG = False
+for template_config in TEMPLATES:
+    template_config['OPTIONS']['debug']=False
+
+# Site administrators and managers.
+ADMINS = (
+    # ('Your Name', 'your_email@example.com'),
+)
+MANAGERS = ADMINS
+
+# Database configuration. Testing environment should use database configuration
+# as similar to production as possible.
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        # Database engine to use. Set it to 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'mysql',
+        # 'sqlite3' or 'oracle' (keep the django.db.backends prefix).
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.',
+        # Name of database, or path to database file if using sqlite3.
+        'NAME': '',
+        # Username for logging-in into database server. Not required for
+        # sqlite3.
+        'USER': '',
+        # Password for logging-in into database server. Should be read from
+        # credentials.py.
+        'PASSWORD': DATABASE_PASSWORDS['default'],
+        # IP or resolvable name of the database server.
+        'HOST': '127.0.0.1',
+        # Port on which the database server accepts incoming connections. If not
+        # specified, engine-specific port is set automatically.
+        'PORT': '',
+    }
+}
+
+# Hosts that are valid for accessing this site. Must be set for testing
+# environment.
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
+
+# Local time zone for testing environment.
+TIME_ZONE = 'Europe/Stockholm'