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+from atdb.settings.base import *
+import os
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
+DEV = True
+DEBUG = True
+
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["*"]
+CORS_ORIGIN_ALLOW_ALL = True
+
+# needs to be inside the ASTRON network or connected through VPN
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
+         'USER': 'dbadmin',
+         'PASSWORD': 'dbadmin123',
+         'NAME': 'atdbldv',
+         'HOST': 'sdc-dev.astron.nl',
+         'PORT': '10000',
+    },
+}
+
+# Password validation
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
+
+AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = []
+
+LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = "http://localhost:8000/atdb"