diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.env
+__pycache__
+*.pyc
\ No newline at end of file
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--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Wagtail (Local Dev)",
+      "type": "python",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/innovedus_cms/manage.py",
+      "args": ["runserver", "0.0.0.0:8000"],
+      "django": true,
+      "justMyCode": true,
+      "envFile": "${workspaceFolder}/.env",
+      "console": "integratedTerminal"
+    }
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/innovedus_cms/mysite/settings/base.py b/innovedus_cms/mysite/settings/base.py
index e5e3c5c..7fa2bc7 100644
--- a/innovedus_cms/mysite/settings/base.py
+++ b/innovedus_cms/mysite/settings/base.py
@@ -91,14 +91,6 @@ DATABASES = {
     'default': dj_database_url.config()
 }
 
-# DATABASES = {
-#     "default": {
-#         "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
-#         "NAME": os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "db.sqlite3"),
-#     }
-# }
-
-
 # Password validation
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators