diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 102acf9..dfc7b80 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -199,6 +199,6 @@ AUTH_PROFILE_MODULE = 'accounts.UserProfile'
 TASTYPIE_CANNED_ERROR = "There was an error with your request. The site developers have a record of this error, please email api@snipt.net and we'll help you out."
 
 try:
-    from local_settings import *
+    from settings_local import *
 except ImportError:
     pass
diff --git a/local_settings-template.py b/settings_local-template.py
similarity index 100%
rename from local_settings-template.py
rename to settings_local-template.py
diff --git a/settings_local.py b/settings_local.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b3ce92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings_local.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import os
+from settings import INSTALLED_APPS
+
+DEBUG = True
+
+TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
+
+BASE_PATH = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+
+PROJECT_PATH = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
+ADMINS = (
+    ('Nick Sergeant', 'nick@snipt.net'),
+)
+
+MANAGERS = ADMINS
+
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
+        'NAME': 'snipt',
+        'USER': 'Nick',
+        'PASSWORD': '',
+        'HOST': 'localhost',
+        'PORT': '',
+    }
+}
+
+TIME_ZONE = 'America/New_York'
+
+LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
+
+MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'media/uploads')
+
+MEDIA_URL = '/media/uploads/'
+
+STATIC_URL = '/media/'
+
+SECRET_KEY = 'afk&6t4l#x+9hhhpl2&3zm&me06fcu&v3*j54kxitbe8kg-19)'
+
+DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = 'support@snipt.net'
+SERVER_EMAIL = 'support@snipt.net'
+EMAIL_BACKEND = 'postmark.django_backend.EmailBackend'
+POSTMARK_API_KEY = 'c7a956a8-ac57-4bce-b5fe-b43217d0ee1b'
+
+VIRTUALENV_PATH = '/Users/Nick/.virtualenvs/snipt/lib/python2.7/site-packages/'
+
+AMAZON_API_KEY = 'AKIAJJRRQPTSPKB7GYOA'
+AMAZON_API_SECRET = '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'
+
+STRIPE_API_KEY = '5XchbRsWVbksTRWSX67kOdBnCf01DxSh'
+
+ENV_HOST = 'nick@snipt.net:40030'
+
+USE_HTTPS = False
+SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = False
+CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = False
+SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN = '*.snipt.localhost'
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
+
+HAYSTACK_CONNECTIONS = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'haystack.backends.elasticsearch_backend.ElasticsearchSearchEngine',
+        'URL': 'http://127.0.0.1:9200/',
+        'INDEX_NAME': 'haystack',
+    },
+}
+
+INSTALLED_APPS += (
+    'debug_toolbar',
+    'django_extensions',
+    'raven.contrib.django.raven_compat',
+)
+
+RAVEN_CONFIG = {
+    'dsn': 'https://61ba6cc5b9c341e6984b8018658f725f:a2a5cdd17f7047b593f40e43b8b073af@app.getsentry.com/6849',
+}