diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ee163c4..ed87ae6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ edit /secrets.json to contain something similar to
   "DATABASE_PASSWORD": "THIS IS TOP SECRET!"
 }
 
+    python manage.py makemigrations
+    python manage.py migrate
     python manage.py collectstatic
 
 add to cron one time a day:
diff --git a/foerderbarometer/settings_production.py b/foerderbarometer/settings_production.py
index 9a650dd..36e416c 100644
--- a/foerderbarometer/settings_production.py
+++ b/foerderbarometer/settings_production.py
@@ -103,16 +103,31 @@ 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')
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
+        'NAME': 'fdb',
+        'USER': 'fdb',
+        'PASSWORD': get_secret(DATABASE_PASSWORD),
+        'HOST': '10.0.6.7',   # Or an IP Address that your database is hosted on
+        # 'PORT': '3306',
+        #optional:
+        'OPTIONS': {
+            'charset' : 'utf8',
+            'use_unicode' : True,
+             'init_command': 'SET '
+                'storage_engine=INNODB,'
+                'character_set_connection=utf8,'
+                'collation_connection=utf8_bin'
+                #'sql_mode=STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,'    # see note below
+                #'SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED',
+        },
+        'TEST_CHARSET': 'utf8',
+        'TEST_COLLATION': 'utf8_general_ci',
     }
 }
 
-
 # Password validation
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators