diff --git a/local_settings.py.example b/local_settings.py.example
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+import os.path
+
+DEBUG = True
+
+if DEBUG:
+	DEBUG_TOOLBAR = True
+	TEMPLATE_DEBUG = True
+	DEBUG_TOOLBAR_CONFIG = {
+			'INTERCEPT_REDIRECTS': False,
+	}
+INTERNAL_IPS = ('127.0.0.1',)
+
+SECRET_KEY = 'coin'
+
+from authentic2.settings import INSTALLED_APPS, \
+     MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES
+
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+        'NAME': os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'authentic2.sqlite'),
+    },
+}
+
+if DEBUG:
+	INSTALLED_APPS += ('debug_toolbar',)
+	MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES += ('debug_toolbar.middleware.DebugToolbarMiddleware',)