DATABASE_URL as ENV_VAR

dev-env.sh

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 export DJANGO_SECRET_KEY=`uuidgen -r`
 export STRIPE_PUBLIC_KEY=`uuidgen -r`
 export STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=`uuidgen -r`
+export DATABASE_URL='sqlite:////tmp/symposion.sqlite'

pinaxcon/settings.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 
 import django
+import dj_database_url
 import saml2
 import saml2.saml
 
@@ -27,12 +28,8 @@ else:
     sys.exit('DEBUG env var is in unexpected format.  Should be a string'
              'containing either a 0 or a 1 - Got type %s' % type(DEBUG))
 
-DATABASES = {
-    "default": {
-        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
-        "NAME": os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "dev.db"),
-    }
-}
+DATABASES['default'] = dj_database_url.config(conn_max_age=600)
+
 EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend"
 THEME_CONTACT_EMAIL = os.environ.get('THEME_CONTACT_EMAIL', None)
 SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('DJANGO_SECRET_KEY', None)

requirements.txt

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ dj-database-url==0.4.0
 pylibmc==1.5.1
 django-debug-toolbar>=1.7
 django-bootstrap-form
+dj-database-url
 
 djangosaml2
 django-gapc-storage