diff --git a/petitionbasic/.gitignore b/petitionbasic/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a07bff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/petitionbasic/.gitignore
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+local_settings.py
diff --git a/petitionbasic/local_settings.py b/petitionbasic/local_settings.dft.py
similarity index 100%
rename from petitionbasic/local_settings.py
rename to petitionbasic/local_settings.dft.py