diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30ecf62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+django_web_galleries/media/*
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diff --git a/django_web_galleries/django_web_galleries/settings.py b/django_web_galleries/django_web_galleries/settings.py
index c685ae2..212777d 100644
--- a/django_web_galleries/django_web_galleries/settings.py
+++ b/django_web_galleries/django_web_galleries/settings.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.sessions',
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    'responsive_images',
+    'web_galleries',
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
@@ -115,9 +117,13 @@ USE_TZ = True
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/howto/static-files/
 
+STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'static'
 STATIC_URL = 'static/'
 
 # Default primary key field type
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
 
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
+
+MEDIA_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'media'
+MEDIA_URL = 'media/'
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