diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e8f3eef1..9ed91da6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-all: build db_up sleep migrate bootstrap web_up
+all: copy_environment_settings build db_up sleep migrate bootstrap web_up
+
+copy_environment_settings:
+	cp src/bornhack/dev_environment_settings.py src/bornhack/environment_settings.py
 
 build:
 	docker-compose build
diff --git a/src/bornhack/dev_environment_settings.py b/src/bornhack/dev_environment_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4eb4d533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bornhack/dev_environment_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# This file is intended for easing the creation of a local development setup
+SECRET_KEY = "something-very-random"
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = "*"
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
+        'NAME': 'bornhack',
+        'USER': 'bornhack',
+        'PASSWORD': 'bornhack',
+        'HOST': 'db',
+    },
+}
+DEBUG=True
+WKHTMLTOPDF_CMD="wkhtmltopdf"
+CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
+    "default": {
+        "BACKEND": "asgiref.inmemory.ChannelLayer",
+        "ROUTING": "bornhack.routing.channel_routing",
+        "CONFIG": {}
+    },
+}
+CAMP_REDIRECT_PERCENT=40