diff --git a/sherlock_rest_service/manage.py b/manage.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from sherlock_rest_service/manage.py
rename to manage.py
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7b3f91a..47b115f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ openpyxl<=3.1.2
 exrex>=0.11.0
 
 # New for this project
+python-dotenv-1.0.0
 Django>=3.2.10
 djangorestframework>=3.13.0
 gunicorn==20.1.0
diff --git a/sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_api/__init__.py b/sherlock_api/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_api/__init__.py
rename to sherlock_api/__init__.py
diff --git a/sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_api/admin.py b/sherlock_api/admin.py
similarity index 100%
rename from sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_api/admin.py
rename to sherlock_api/admin.py
diff --git a/sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_api/apps.py b/sherlock_api/apps.py
similarity index 100%
rename from sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_api/apps.py
rename to sherlock_api/apps.py
diff --git a/sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_api/migrations/__init__.py b/sherlock_api/migrations/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_api/migrations/__init__.py
rename to sherlock_api/migrations/__init__.py
diff --git a/sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_api/models.py b/sherlock_api/models.py
similarity index 100%
rename from sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_api/models.py
rename to sherlock_api/models.py
diff --git a/sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_api/tests.py b/sherlock_api/tests.py
similarity index 100%
rename from sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_api/tests.py
rename to sherlock_api/tests.py
diff --git a/sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_api/urls.py b/sherlock_api/urls.py
similarity index 100%
rename from sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_api/urls.py
rename to sherlock_api/urls.py
diff --git a/sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_api/views.py b/sherlock_api/views.py
similarity index 100%
rename from sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_api/views.py
rename to sherlock_api/views.py
diff --git a/sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_rest_service/__init__.py b/sherlock_rest_service/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_rest_service/__init__.py
rename to sherlock_rest_service/__init__.py
diff --git a/sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_rest_service/asgi.py b/sherlock_rest_service/asgi.py
similarity index 100%
rename from sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_rest_service/asgi.py
rename to sherlock_rest_service/asgi.py
diff --git a/sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_rest_service/settings.py b/sherlock_rest_service/settings.py
similarity index 86%
rename from sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_rest_service/settings.py
rename to sherlock_rest_service/settings.py
index 14b93ea..87e25c2 100644
--- a/sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_rest_service/settings.py
+++ b/sherlock_rest_service/settings.py
@@ -13,31 +13,36 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import os
 
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
+
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
-SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('DJANGO_SECRET_KEY')
+SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get("DJANGO_SECRET_KEY")
 
 if not SECRET_KEY:
     raise ValueError("DJANGO_SECRET_KEY environment variable is not set.")
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = os.environ.get('DJANGO_DEBUG', 'False').lower() == 'true'
+DEBUG = os.environ.get("DJANGO_DEBUG", "False").lower() == "true"
 
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/settings/#allowed-hosts
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
 
-RENDER_EXTERNAL_HOSTNAME = os.environ.get('RENDER_EXTERNAL_HOSTNAME')
+RENDER_EXTERNAL_HOSTNAME = os.environ.get("RENDER_EXTERNAL_HOSTNAME")
 if RENDER_EXTERNAL_HOSTNAME:
     ALLOWED_HOSTS.append(RENDER_EXTERNAL_HOSTNAME)
 
 # Application definition
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = [
-#    "django.contrib.admin",
-#    "django.contrib.auth",
-#    "django.contrib.contenttypes",
-#    "django.contrib.sessions",
+    #    "django.contrib.admin",
+    #    "django.contrib.auth",
+    #    "django.contrib.contenttypes",
+    #    "django.contrib.sessions",
     "django.contrib.messages",
     "django.contrib.staticfiles",
     "sherlock_api",
@@ -49,7 +54,7 @@
     "django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware",
-#    "django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
+    #    "django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
     "django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",
 ]
@@ -78,12 +83,12 @@
 # Database
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/ref/settings/#databases
 
-#DATABASES = {
+# DATABASES = {
 #    "default": {
 #        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
 #        "NAME": BASE_DIR / "db.sqlite3",
 #    }
-#}
+# }
 
 
 # Password validation
diff --git a/sherlock_rest_service/sherlock b/sherlock_rest_service/sherlock
deleted file mode 120000
index 9a14ab8..0000000
--- a/sherlock_rest_service/sherlock
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../sherlock
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_rest_service/urls.py b/sherlock_rest_service/urls.py
similarity index 100%
rename from sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_rest_service/urls.py
rename to sherlock_rest_service/urls.py
diff --git a/sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_rest_service/wsgi.py b/sherlock_rest_service/wsgi.py
similarity index 100%
rename from sherlock_rest_service/sherlock_rest_service/wsgi.py
rename to sherlock_rest_service/wsgi.py