diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3c63e7a..6f10323 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,12 +2,18 @@
 
 purpose: gather data from intern(WMDE) and extern(volunteers) forms to create a database ('förderdatenbank') and send emails with links for a questionary.
 
-Should be executed daily:
+=Should be executed daily=
 
     python manage.py sendmails
 
-versions used in development:
+=versions used in development=
 
     python 3.8.2
     django 3.1.1
     django-formtools 2.2
+
+=production setup=
+
+    cp foerderbarometer/settings_production.py foerderbarometer/settings.py
+
+edit /secrets.json
diff --git a/foerderbarometer/settings_development.py b/foerderbarometer/settings_development.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b06fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/foerderbarometer/settings_development.py
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+"""
+Django settings for foerderbarometer project.
+
+Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 3.1.1.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/topics/settings/
+
+For the full list of settings and their values, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
+
+# mails in development go to stdout
+EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'
+
+# Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+
+# get secrets
+with open(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'secrets.json')) as secrets_file:
+    secrets = json.load(secrets_file)
+
+def get_secret(setting, secrets=secrets):
+    """Get secret setting or fail with ImproperlyConfigured"""
+    try:
+        return secrets[setting]
+    except KeyError:
+        raise ImproperlyConfigured("Set the {} setting".format(setting))
+
+
+# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
+# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
+SECRET_KEY = '*&7p9#_n$@^%0z49s+7jpy@+j1rw_hqh05knyd6y2*!0)r&b6h'
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
+DEBUG = True
+
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
+
+
+# Application definition
+
+INSTALLED_APPS = [
+    'input.apps.InputConfig',
+    'django.contrib.admin',
+    'django.contrib.auth',
+    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
+    'django.contrib.sessions',
+    'django.contrib.messages',
+    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    #    'django.contrib.sites',
+    'formtools',
+]
+
+# SITE_ID = 1 # needed for contrib.sites
+
+MIDDLEWARE = [
+    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
+]
+
+ROOT_URLCONF = 'foerderbarometer.urls'
+
+TEMPLATES = [
+    {
+        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
+        'DIRS': [],
+        'APP_DIRS': True,
+        'OPTIONS': {
+            'context_processors': [
+                'django.template.context_processors.debug',
+                'django.template.context_processors.request',
+                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
+                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+]
+
+WSGI_APPLICATION = 'foerderbarometer.wsgi.application'
+
+
+# Database
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/#databases
+
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
+        'PASSWORD': get_secret('DATABASE_PASSWORD')
+    }
+}
+
+
+# Password validation
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
+
+AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
+    },
+]
+
+
+# Internationalization
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/topics/i18n/
+
+LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
+
+TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+
+USE_I18N = True
+
+USE_L10N = True
+
+USE_TZ = True
+
+
+# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/static-files/
+
+STATIC_URL = '/static/'
diff --git a/foerderbarometer/settings_production.py b/foerderbarometer/settings_production.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b06fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/foerderbarometer/settings_production.py
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+"""
+Django settings for foerderbarometer project.
+
+Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 3.1.1.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/topics/settings/
+
+For the full list of settings and their values, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
+
+# mails in development go to stdout
+EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'
+
+# Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+
+# get secrets
+with open(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'secrets.json')) as secrets_file:
+    secrets = json.load(secrets_file)
+
+def get_secret(setting, secrets=secrets):
+    """Get secret setting or fail with ImproperlyConfigured"""
+    try:
+        return secrets[setting]
+    except KeyError:
+        raise ImproperlyConfigured("Set the {} setting".format(setting))
+
+
+# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
+# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
+SECRET_KEY = '*&7p9#_n$@^%0z49s+7jpy@+j1rw_hqh05knyd6y2*!0)r&b6h'
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
+DEBUG = True
+
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
+
+
+# Application definition
+
+INSTALLED_APPS = [
+    'input.apps.InputConfig',
+    'django.contrib.admin',
+    'django.contrib.auth',
+    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
+    'django.contrib.sessions',
+    'django.contrib.messages',
+    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    #    'django.contrib.sites',
+    'formtools',
+]
+
+# SITE_ID = 1 # needed for contrib.sites
+
+MIDDLEWARE = [
+    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
+]
+
+ROOT_URLCONF = 'foerderbarometer.urls'
+
+TEMPLATES = [
+    {
+        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
+        'DIRS': [],
+        'APP_DIRS': True,
+        'OPTIONS': {
+            'context_processors': [
+                'django.template.context_processors.debug',
+                'django.template.context_processors.request',
+                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
+                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+]
+
+WSGI_APPLICATION = 'foerderbarometer.wsgi.application'
+
+
+# Database
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/#databases
+
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
+        'PASSWORD': get_secret('DATABASE_PASSWORD')
+    }
+}
+
+
+# Password validation
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
+
+AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
+    },
+]
+
+
+# Internationalization
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/topics/i18n/
+
+LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
+
+TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+
+USE_I18N = True
+
+USE_L10N = True
+
+USE_TZ = True
+
+
+# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/static-files/
+
+STATIC_URL = '/static/'