diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 573b19f..47893ce 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ build/
 .cache/
 */__pycache__/
 */*/__pycache__/
+caromserver/local_settings.py
diff --git a/caromserver/settings.py b/caromserver/settings.py
index d5e5700..01740a5 100644
--- a/caromserver/settings.py
+++ b/caromserver/settings.py
@@ -129,3 +129,9 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
         'rest_framework.permissions.DjangoModelPermissionsOrAnonReadOnly'
     ]
 }
+
+try:
+    from local_settings import *
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+