diff --git a/settings.py.sample b/settings.py.sample
index a8e3038e569ee8a12949abd1acde98061a920cc3..64c1aaf085da3b036c63673cb49d1eaa57e5ab1a 100644
--- a/settings.py.sample
+++ b/settings.py.sample
@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
-# Copyright 2008 Google Inc.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-# Django settings for google-app-engine-django project.
 
 import os
 
@@ -25,8 +10,8 @@ ADMINS = (
 
 MANAGERS = ADMINS
 
-DATABASE_ENGINE = 'appengine'  # 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'postgresql', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'.
-DATABASE_NAME = ''             # Or path to database file if using sqlite3.
+DATABASE_ENGINE = 'postgresql_psycopg2'           # 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'postgresql', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'.
+DATABASE_NAME = 'helios'             # Or path to database file if using sqlite3.
 DATABASE_USER = ''             # Not used with sqlite3.
 DATABASE_PASSWORD = ''         # Not used with sqlite3.
 DATABASE_HOST = ''             # Set to empty string for localhost. Not used with sqlite3.
@@ -37,7 +22,7 @@ DATABASE_PORT = ''             # Set to empty string for default. Not used with
 # although not all choices may be available on all operating systems.
 # If running in a Windows environment this must be set to the same as your
 # system time zone.
-TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+TIME_ZONE = 'America/San_Francisco'
 
 # Language code for this installation. All choices can be found here:
 # http://www.i18nguy.com/unicode/language-identifiers.html
@@ -64,12 +49,7 @@ MEDIA_URL = ''
 ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX = '/media/'
 
 # Make this unique, and don't share it with anybody.
-SECRET_KEY = 'hvhxfm5u=^*v&doo#oq8x*eg8+1&9sxbye@=umutgn^t_sg_nx'
-
-# Ensure that email is not sent via SMTP by default to match the standard App
-# Engine SDK behaviour. If you want to sent email via SMTP then add the name of
-# your mailserver here.
-EMAIL_HOST = ''
+SECRET_KEY = 'lr-cxrs=hv*r6w2bsctmdm8(9y#yu^_epw$q#$($$uze8b*ctb'
 
 # List of callables that know how to import templates from various sources.
 TEMPLATE_LOADERS = (
@@ -81,16 +61,7 @@ TEMPLATE_LOADERS = (
 MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
-#    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
-#    'django.middleware.doc.XViewMiddleware',
-)
-
-TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
-#   'django.core.context_processors.auth',
-    'django.core.context_processors.debug',
-    'django.core.context_processors.i18n',
-#    'django.core.context_processors.media',  # 0.97 only.
-#    'django.core.context_processors.request',
+    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
 )
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = 'urls'
@@ -101,54 +72,36 @@ TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
     os.path.join(ROOT_PATH, 'templates')
 )
 
-
-# Change your email settings
-DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = 'Ben Adida for Helios <ben@adida.net>'
-SERVER_EMAIL = DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL
-
-# Make this unique, and don't share it with anybody.
-SECRET_KEY = 'votingrulez!!!ohyeah,andheliostoo'
-
-LOGIN_URL = '/auth/'
-#LOGOUT_URL = '/account/logout/'
-#LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/'
-
-LOGOUT_ON_CONFIRMATION = True
-
 INSTALLED_APPS = (
-    'appengine_django',
+    'django.contrib.auth',
+    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
+    'django.contrib.sessions',
+    'django.contrib.sites',
     'auth',
     'helios',
     'server_ui',
 )
 
+##
+## HELIOS
+##
 
-APPEND_SLASH = False
-DEBUG = True
-TEMPLATE_DEBUG = True
 
-URL_HOST = "https://FILL-ME-IN-helios.appspot.com"
+# Change your email settings
+DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = 'Ben Adida for Helios <ben@adida.net>'
+SERVER_EMAIL = DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL
+
+LOGIN_URL = '/auth/'
+LOGOUT_ON_CONFIRMATION = True
+
+URL_HOST = "http://localhost:8000"
 
 # election stuff
 SITE_TITLE = 'Helios Single Election Server'
-SINGLE_ELECTION_TITLE = 'Helios Single Election'
-SINGLE_ELECTION_UUID = 'FILL-ME-IN'
-SINGLE_ELECTION_SHORT_NAME = 'FILL-ME-IN'
-SINGLE_ELECTION_DESCRIPTION = 'FILL-ME-IN'
-
-SINGLE_ELECTION_PARAMS = {
-  'short_name' : SINGLE_ELECTION_SHORT_NAME,
-  'name' : SINGLE_ELECTION_TITLE,
-  'description' : SINGLE_ELECTION_DESCRIPTION,
-  'uuid' : SINGLE_ELECTION_UUID,
-  'openreg': False,
-  'tally_type': 'homomorphic',
-  'ballot_type': 'homomorphic',
-  'use_voter_aliases': True
-}
 
 # FOOTER links
 FOOTER_LINKS = [{'url':'http://usg.princeton.edu/elections', 'text':'USG Elections Center'}]
 FOOTER_LOGO = False
 
 WELCOME_MESSAGE = "welcome"
+