diff --git a/civicfix/settings.py b/civicfix/settings.py
index 0dc6e1b..9a0fd3e 100644
--- a/civicfix/settings.py
+++ b/civicfix/settings.py
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
-import dj_database_url
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
-import cloudinary
-import cloudinary.uploader
-import cloudinary.api
 
 # Load .env file (for local dev only, Render will use Environment tab)
 load_dotenv()
@@ -31,12 +27,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'core.apps.CoreConfig',
 ]
 
-CLOUDINARY_STORAGE = {
-    'CLOUD_NAME': os.getenv('CLOUD_NAME'),
-    'API_KEY': os.getenv('API_KEY'),
-    'API_SECRET': os.getenv('API_SECRET'),
-}
-
 AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'core.User'
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
@@ -71,11 +61,14 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = 'civicfix.wsgi.application'
 
 # Database (Render Postgres, fallback to SQLite locally)
 DATABASES = {
-    "default": dj_database_url.config(
-        default=os.environ.get("DATABASE_URL"),
-        conn_max_age=600,
-        ssl_require=True,  
-    )
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
+        'NAME': 'civicfix_db',
+        'USER': 'civicfix_user',
+        'PASSWORD': 'Devs@xw2G7vy&',
+        'HOST': 'localhost',
+        'PORT': '5432',
+    }
 }
 
 # Password validators
@@ -97,18 +90,6 @@ STATIC_URL = "/static/"
 STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "staticfiles"
 STATICFILES_STORAGE = "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage"
 
-
-cloudinary.config( 
-    cloud_name=os.getenv("CLOUD_NAME"),
-    api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"),
-    api_secret=os.getenv("API_SECRET"),
-    secure=True
-)
-
-# Default storage (Cloudinary)
-DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = 'cloudinary_storage.storage.MediaCloudinaryStorage'
-
-
 # Auth redirects
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = 'citizen_dashboard'
 LOGIN_URL = 'login'