diff --git a/bookwyrm/settings.py b/bookwyrm/settings.py
index 1bc3c587b..45d8cb9d6 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/settings.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/settings.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ LOCALE_PATHS = [
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = "django.db.models.AutoField"
 
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
-# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/howto/deployment/checklist/
+# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
 SECRET_KEY = env("SECRET_KEY")
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ MAX_STREAM_LENGTH = int(env("MAX_STREAM_LENGTH", 200))
 STREAMS = ["home", "local", "federated"]
 
 # Database
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/ref/settings/#databases
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#databases
 
 BOOKWYRM_DATABASE_BACKEND = env("BOOKWYRM_DATABASE_BACKEND", "postgres")
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ LOGIN_URL = "/login/"
 AUTH_USER_MODEL = "bookwyrm.User"
 
 # Password validation
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
 
 AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
     {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
 
 
 # Internationalization
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/topics/i18n/
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/topics/i18n/
 
 LANGUAGE_CODE = "en-us"
 LANGUAGES = [
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ USE_TZ = True
 
 
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/static-files/
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/howto/static-files/
 
 PROJECT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 STATIC_URL = "/static/"
diff --git a/celerywyrm/settings.py b/celerywyrm/settings.py
index cd5b00ba4..e4fa73ca2 100644
--- a/celerywyrm/settings.py
+++ b/celerywyrm/settings.py
@@ -1,157 +1,15 @@
-"""
-Django settings for celerywyrm project.
+""" bookwyrm settings and configuration """
+from bookwyrm.settings import *
 
-Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 3.0.3.
-
-For more information on this file, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/topics/settings/
-
-For the full list of settings and their values, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/settings/
-"""
-
-import os
-from environs import Env
-
-env = Env()
-
-# emailing
-EMAIL_HOST = env("EMAIL_HOST")
-EMAIL_PORT = env("EMAIL_PORT")
-EMAIL_HOST_USER = env("EMAIL_HOST_USER")
-EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = env("EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD")
-EMAIL_USE_TLS = env.bool("EMAIL_USE_TLS")
-EMAIL_USE_SSL = env.bool("EMAIL_USE_SSL", False)
-
-
-# Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
-BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
-
-# celery/rebbitmq
 CELERY_BROKER_URL = env("CELERY_BROKER")
 CELERY_ACCEPT_CONTENT = ["json"]
 CELERY_TASK_SERIALIZER = "json"
 CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = "redis"
 
-
-# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
-# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/howto/deployment/checklist/
-
-# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = "0a^0gpwjc1ap+lb$dinin=efc@e&_0%102$o3(&gt9e7lndiaw"
-
-# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = env.bool("DEBUG", True)
-
-
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
-
-
-# Application definition
-
-INSTALLED_APPS = [
-    "django.contrib.admin",
-    "django.contrib.auth",
-    "django.contrib.contenttypes",
-    "django.contrib.sessions",
-    "django.contrib.messages",
-    "django.contrib.staticfiles",
+INSTALLED_APPS = INSTALLED_APPS + [
     "celerywyrm",
-    "bookwyrm",
-    "celery",
-]
-
-MIDDLEWARE = [
-    "django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware",
-    "django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
-    "django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware",
-    "django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware",
-    "django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
-    "django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware",
-    "django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",
 ]
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = "celerywyrm.urls"
 
-TEMPLATES = [
-    {
-        "BACKEND": "django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates",
-        "DIRS": [],
-        "APP_DIRS": True,
-        "OPTIONS": {
-            "context_processors": [
-                "django.template.context_processors.debug",
-                "django.template.context_processors.request",
-                "django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth",
-                "django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages",
-            ],
-        },
-    },
-]
-
 WSGI_APPLICATION = "celerywyrm.wsgi.application"
-
-
-# Database
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/settings/#databases
-
-BOOKWYRM_DATABASE_BACKEND = env("BOOKWYRM_DATABASE_BACKEND", "postgres")
-
-BOOKWYRM_DBS = {
-    "postgres": {
-        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2",
-        "NAME": env("POSTGRES_DB", "fedireads"),
-        "USER": env("POSTGRES_USER", "fedireads"),
-        "PASSWORD": env("POSTGRES_PASSWORD", "fedireads"),
-        "HOST": env("POSTGRES_HOST", ""),
-        "PORT": 5432,
-    },
-    "sqlite": {
-        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
-        "NAME": os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "fedireads.db"),
-    },
-}
-
-DATABASES = {"default": BOOKWYRM_DBS[BOOKWYRM_DATABASE_BACKEND]}
-
-
-# Password validation
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
-
-AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
-    {
-        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator",
-    },
-    {
-        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator",
-    },
-    {
-        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator",
-    },
-    {
-        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator",
-    },
-]
-
-
-# Internationalization
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/topics/i18n/
-
-LANGUAGE_CODE = "en-us"
-
-TIME_ZONE = "UTC"
-
-USE_I18N = False
-
-USE_L10N = False
-
-USE_TZ = True
-
-
-# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/static-files/
-
-STATIC_URL = "/static/"
-STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, env("STATIC_ROOT", "static"))
-MEDIA_URL = "/images/"
-MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, env("MEDIA_ROOT", "images"))