diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2b3927a1d61f1d87b7b1c273b59bef6dc8db6efc..2a7a19b2327ad5052b12d84c9bc9c80ea797ab5c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 *.pyc
 __pycache__
 db.sqlite3
+static
 media
 core/migrations/*.py
 
diff --git a/ece651_backend/settings.py b/ece651_backend/settings.py
index a1f6ae7279c6ccfe3b8afa700b5bdba17495b0d6..580020ef3ecb15deb49298b4c6969ad9e787a689 100644
--- a/ece651_backend/settings.py
+++ b/ece651_backend/settings.py
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = 'django-insecure-k=s$6kg@y%e-jputym^zjrb-#+beyun#o%_pc+!o44lhxhbj)f'
+SECRET_KEY = '3!ihw*e7i)wt$(5293scl+nj^!4i7@#u*38fnhmwk_26ks!u$d'
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = True
+DEBUG = False
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']