diff --git a/lolaws/local_settings_TEMPLATE.py b/lolaws/local_settings_TEMPLATE.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3915e43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lolaws/local_settings_TEMPLATE.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
+        'NAME': 'lolaws',
+        'USER': 'lolaws',
+        'PASSWORD': 'SETME',
+        'HOST': 'SETME',
+        'PORT': '',
+    }
+}
+
+AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = "SETME"
+AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = "SETME"
+AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = "SETME"
+
+# S3
+STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.s3boto.S3BotoStorage'
+DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.s3.S3Storage'
+
+STATIC_URL = 'http://'+AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME+'.s3.amazonaws.com/'
+ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX = STATIC_URL + "admin/"
+
+AWS_HEADERS = {
+    'Cache-Control': 'max-age=86400',
+}
+
+from S3 import CallingFormat
+AWS_CALLING_FORMAT = CallingFormat.SUBDOMAIN
+
+# email
+EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django_ses.SESBackend'
+DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = 'lolaws <SETME@EMAIL.LOL>'
+EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX = '[lolaws] '
+
+
+
diff --git a/lolaws/settings.py b/lolaws/settings.py
index c4b4a82..74254af 100644
--- a/lolaws/settings.py
+++ b/lolaws/settings.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
 # URL prefix for static files.
 # Example: "http://media.lawrence.com/static/"
-STATIC_URL = 'http://BUCKETNAME.s3.amazonaws.com/'
+STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 
 # URL prefix for admin static files -- CSS, JavaScript and images.
 # Make sure to use a trailing slash.
@@ -154,28 +154,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-
-# s3 storage
-STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.s3boto.S3BotoStorage'
-
-#DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.s3boto.S3BotoStorage'
-DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.s3.S3Storage'
-
-AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = "SETME"
-AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = "SETME"
-AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = "SETME"
-STATIC_URL = 'http://'+AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME+'.s3.amazonaws.com/'
-ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX = STATIC_URL + "admin/"
-from S3 import CallingFormat
-AWS_CALLING_FORMAT = CallingFormat.SUBDOMAIN
-AWS_HEADERS = {
-    'Cache-Control': 'max-age=86400',
-}
-
-EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django_ses.SESBackend'
-DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = 'lolaws <YOUR@EMAIL.LOL>'
-EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX = '[lolaws] '
-
 try:
     from local_settings import *
 except ImportError: