diff --git a/.env b/.env
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+DB_NAME=norahuniversity
+DB_USER=norahuniversity
+DB_PASSWORD=norahuniversity
\ No newline at end of file
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diff --git a/NorahUniversity/settings.py b/NorahUniversity/settings.py
index a402e87..0607f44 100644
--- a/NorahUniversity/settings.py
+++ b/NorahUniversity/settings.py
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/ref/settings/
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from django.templatetags.static import static
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
+load_dotenv()
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
@@ -135,9 +137,9 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = 'NorahUniversity.wsgi.application'
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
-        'NAME': 'haikal_db',
-        'USER': 'faheed',
-        'PASSWORD': 'Faheed@215',
+        'NAME': os.getenv("DB_NAME"),
+        'USER': os.getenv("DB_USER"),
+        'PASSWORD': os.getenv("DB_PASSWORD"),
         'HOST': '127.0.0.1',
         'PORT': '5432',
     }
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