diff --git a/config/settings.py b/config/settings.py
index c4e5457..2aa3b5b 100644
--- a/config/settings.py
+++ b/config/settings.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
+import environ
 
 import sentry_sdk
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.django import DjangoIntegration
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
+# Environ variable reader
+env = environ.Env()
+environ.Env.read_env(str(BASE_DIR / ".env.example"))
 
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/howto/deployment/checklist/
@@ -87,11 +91,11 @@
 DATABASES = {
     "default": {
         "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2",
-        "NAME": "your-db-name",
-        "USER": "your-db-user",
-        "PASSWORD": "your-db-user-password",
-        "HOST": "your-db-host",
-        "PORT": "your-db-port",
+        "NAME": env("DB_NAME"),
+        "USER": env("DB_USERNAME"),
+        "PASSWORD": env("DB_PASSWORD"),
+        "HOST": env("DB_HOST"),
+        "PORT": env("DB_PORT"),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/requirements/common.txt b/requirements/common.txt
index 4fe8495..91b8585 100644
--- a/requirements/common.txt
+++ b/requirements/common.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Django
 djangorestframework
 django-cors-headers
 django-filter
+django-environ
 django-storages
 psycopg2-binary==2.9.9
 Pillow