diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bd37b1c..c7c5067 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -275,3 +275,5 @@ dmypy.json
 .prof
 
 # End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/osx,pycharm,python
+
+staticfiles
diff --git a/.idea/workout-suggest.iml b/.idea/workout-suggest.iml
index 0d9659b..6703e7d 100644
--- a/.idea/workout-suggest.iml
+++ b/.idea/workout-suggest.iml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         <option name="rootFolder" value="$MODULE_DIR$/src" />
         <option name="settingsModule" value="workout_suggest/settings.py" />
         <option name="manageScript" value="manage.py" />
-        <option name="environment" value="&lt;map/&gt;" />
+        <option name="environment" value="&lt;map&gt;&#10;  &lt;entry&gt;&#10;    &lt;string&gt;ALLOWED_HOSTS&lt;/string&gt;&#10;    &lt;string&gt;192.168.0.23,localhost&lt;/string&gt;&#10;  &lt;/entry&gt;&#10;&lt;/map&gt;" />
         <option name="doNotUseTestRunner" value="true" />
         <option name="trackFilePattern" value="" />
       </configuration>
diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8546837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+web: gunicorn --chdir src --log-file - workout_suggest.wsgi:application
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e69de29..67d59ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# workout suggestor
+
+## Deploy on heroku
+
+```
+heroku buildpacks:clear
+heroku buildpacks:add https://github.com/moneymeets/python-poetry-buildpack.git
+heroku buildpacks:add heroku/python
+heroku config:set DISABLE_POETRY_CREATE_RUNTIME_FILE=1
+heroku config:set POETRY_VERSION=1.1.4
+```
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 276da8d..d083986 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ category = "main"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.5"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "django-environ"
+version = "0.4.5"
+description = "Django-environ allows you to utilize 12factor inspired environment variables to configure your Django application."
+category = "main"
+optional = false
+python-versions = "*"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "filelock"
 version = "3.0.12"
@@ -107,6 +115,20 @@ category = "dev"
 optional = false
 python-versions = "*"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "gunicorn"
+version = "20.0.4"
+description = "WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX"
+category = "main"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.4"
+
+[package.extras]
+eventlet = ["eventlet (>=0.9.7)"]
+gevent = ["gevent (>=0.13)"]
+setproctitle = ["setproctitle"]
+tornado = ["tornado (>=0.2)"]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "identify"
 version = "1.5.9"
@@ -173,6 +195,14 @@ pyyaml = ">=5.1"
 toml = "*"
 virtualenv = ">=20.0.8"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "psycopg2-binary"
+version = "2.8.6"
+description = "psycopg2 - Python-PostgreSQL Database Adapter"
+category = "main"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=2.7,!=3.0.*,!=3.1.*,!=3.2.*,!=3.3.*"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "py"
 version = "1.9.0"
@@ -299,10 +329,21 @@ six = ">=1.9.0,<2"
 docs = ["proselint (>=0.10.2)", "sphinx (>=3)", "sphinx-argparse (>=0.2.5)", "sphinx-rtd-theme (>=0.4.3)", "towncrier (>=19.9.0rc1)"]
 testing = ["coverage (>=4)", "coverage-enable-subprocess (>=1)", "flaky (>=3)", "pytest (>=4)", "pytest-env (>=0.6.2)", "pytest-freezegun (>=0.4.1)", "pytest-mock (>=2)", "pytest-randomly (>=1)", "pytest-timeout (>=1)", "pytest-xdist (>=1.31.0)", "packaging (>=20.0)", "xonsh (>=0.9.16)"]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "whitenoise"
+version = "5.2.0"
+description = "Radically simplified static file serving for WSGI applications"
+category = "main"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.5, <4"
+
+[package.extras]
+brotli = ["brotli"]
+
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "1.1"
 python-versions = "^3.9"
-content-hash = "cdf8eea1e8834cd9a055fdbb2d4d4edf58111c8666e92542f4e6f2e0359bc499"
+content-hash = "ae8025be37818312930bfa840464714120d74d9278de3a54d635e2f5066155ed"
 
 [metadata.files]
 appdirs = [
@@ -377,10 +418,18 @@ django-crispy-forms = [
     {file = "django-crispy-forms-1.10.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d3f808d20cafe20fd38a49a47e72db1fd519fcf31bef4f47f008619336a3ebff"},
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 ]
+django-environ = [
+    {file = "django-environ-0.4.5.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:6c9d87660142608f63ec7d5ce5564c49b603ea8ff25da595fd6098f6dc82afde"},
+    {file = "django_environ-0.4.5-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:c57b3c11ec1f319d9474e3e5a79134f40174b17c7cc024bbb2fad84646b120c4"},
+]
 filelock = [
     {file = "filelock-3.0.12-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:929b7d63ec5b7d6b71b0fa5ac14e030b3f70b75747cef1b10da9b879fef15836"},
     {file = "filelock-3.0.12.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:18d82244ee114f543149c66a6e0c14e9c4f8a1044b5cdaadd0f82159d6a6ff59"},
 ]
+gunicorn = [
+    {file = "gunicorn-20.0.4-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:cd4a810dd51bf497552cf3f863b575dabd73d6ad6a91075b65936b151cbf4f9c"},
+    {file = "gunicorn-20.0.4.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:1904bb2b8a43658807108d59c3f3d56c2b6121a701161de0ddf9ad140073c626"},
+]
 identify = [
     {file = "identify-1.5.9-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:5dd84ac64a9a115b8e0b27d1756b244b882ad264c3c423f42af8235a6e71ca12"},
     {file = "identify-1.5.9.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:c9504ba6a043ee2db0a9d69e43246bc138034895f6338d5aed1b41e4a73b1513"},
@@ -405,6 +454,43 @@ pre-commit = [
     {file = "pre_commit-2.8.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:22e6aa3bd571debb01eb7d34483f11c01b65237be4eebbf30c3d4fb65762d315"},
     {file = "pre_commit-2.8.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:905ebc9b534b991baec87e934431f2d0606ba27f2b90f7f652985f5a5b8b6ae6"},
 ]
+psycopg2-binary = [
+    {file = "psycopg2-binary-2.8.6.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:11b9c0ebce097180129e422379b824ae21c8f2a6596b159c7659e2e5a00e1aa0"},
+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp27-cp27m-macosx_10_6_intel.macosx_10_9_intel.macosx_10_9_x86_64.macosx_10_10_intel.macosx_10_10_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:d14b140a4439d816e3b1229a4a525df917d6ea22a0771a2a78332273fd9528a4"},
+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp27-cp27m-manylinux1_i686.whl", hash = "sha256:1fabed9ea2acc4efe4671b92c669a213db744d2af8a9fc5d69a8e9bc14b7a9db"},
+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp27-cp27m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:f5ab93a2cb2d8338b1674be43b442a7f544a0971da062a5da774ed40587f18f5"},
+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp27-cp27m-win32.whl", hash = "sha256:b4afc542c0ac0db720cf516dd20c0846f71c248d2b3d21013aa0d4ef9c71ca25"},
+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp27-cp27m-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:e74a55f6bad0e7d3968399deb50f61f4db1926acf4a6d83beaaa7df986f48b1c"},
+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_i686.whl", hash = "sha256:0deac2af1a587ae12836aa07970f5cb91964f05a7c6cdb69d8425ff4c15d4e2c"},
+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:ad20d2eb875aaa1ea6d0f2916949f5c08a19c74d05b16ce6ebf6d24f2c9f75d1"},
+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp34-cp34m-win32.whl", hash = "sha256:950bc22bb56ee6ff142a2cb9ee980b571dd0912b0334aa3fe0fe3788d860bea2"},
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+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp35-cp35m-macosx_10_6_intel.macosx_10_9_intel.macosx_10_9_x86_64.macosx_10_10_intel.macosx_10_10_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:d1b4ab59e02d9008efe10ceabd0b31e79519da6fb67f7d8e8977118832d0f449"},
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+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp35-cp35m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:7d92a09b788cbb1aec325af5fcba9fed7203897bbd9269d5691bb1e3bce29550"},
+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp35-cp35m-win32.whl", hash = "sha256:aaa4213c862f0ef00022751161df35804127b78adf4a2755b9f991a507e425fd"},
+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp35-cp35m-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:c2507d796fca339c8fb03216364cca68d87e037c1f774977c8fc377627d01c71"},
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+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp37-cp37m-manylinux1_i686.whl", hash = "sha256:ba28584e6bca48c59eecbf7efb1576ca214b47f05194646b081717fa628dfddf"},
+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp37-cp37m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:6a32f3a4cb2f6e1a0b15215f448e8ce2da192fd4ff35084d80d5e39da683e79b"},
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+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp38-cp38-manylinux1_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:2dac98e85565d5688e8ab7bdea5446674a83a3945a8f416ad0110018d1501b94"},
+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp38-cp38-win32.whl", hash = "sha256:bd1be66dde2b82f80afb9459fc618216753f67109b859a361cf7def5c7968729"},
+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:8cd0fb36c7412996859cb4606a35969dd01f4ea34d9812a141cd920c3b18be77"},
+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp39-cp39-macosx_10_9_x86_64.macosx_10_9_intel.macosx_10_10_intel.macosx_10_10_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:89705f45ce07b2dfa806ee84439ec67c5d9a0ef20154e0e475e2b2ed392a5b83"},
+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp39-cp39-manylinux1_i686.whl", hash = "sha256:42ec1035841b389e8cc3692277a0bd81cdfe0b65d575a2c8862cec7a80e62e52"},
+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp39-cp39-manylinux1_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:7312e931b90fe14f925729cde58022f5d034241918a5c4f9797cac62f6b3a9dd"},
+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp39-cp39-win32.whl", hash = "sha256:6422f2ff0919fd720195f64ffd8f924c1395d30f9a495f31e2392c2efafb5056"},
+    {file = "psycopg2_binary-2.8.6-cp39-cp39-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:15978a1fbd225583dd8cdaf37e67ccc278b5abecb4caf6b2d6b8e2b948e953f6"},
+]
 py = [
     {file = "py-1.9.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:366389d1db726cd2fcfc79732e75410e5fe4d31db13692115529d34069a043c2"},
     {file = "py-1.9.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:9ca6883ce56b4e8da7e79ac18787889fa5206c79dcc67fb065376cd2fe03f342"},
@@ -458,3 +544,7 @@ virtualenv = [
     {file = "virtualenv-20.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:b0011228208944ce71052987437d3843e05690b2f23d1c7da4263fde104c97a2"},
     {file = "virtualenv-20.1.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:b8d6110f493af256a40d65e29846c69340a947669eec8ce784fcf3dd3af28380"},
 ]
+whitenoise = [
+    {file = "whitenoise-5.2.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:05d00198c777028d72d8b0bbd234db605ef6d60e9410125124002518a48e515d"},
+    {file = "whitenoise-5.2.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:05ce0be39ad85740a78750c86a93485c40f08ad8c62a6006de0233765996e5c7"},
+]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c05c58a..f4a310c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ authors = ["Gabriel Augendre <gabriel@augendre.info>"]
 python = "^3.9"
 Django = "^3.1.3"
 django-crispy-forms = "^1.10.0"
+django-environ = "^0.4.5"
+psycopg2-binary = "^2.8.6"
+gunicorn = "^20.0.4"
+whitenoise = "^5.2.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
 pytest = "^6.1"
diff --git a/runtime.txt b/runtime.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f72c511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python-3.9.0
diff --git a/src/workout_suggest/settings.py b/src/workout_suggest/settings.py
index f7d470a..ac7c97a 100644
--- a/src/workout_suggest/settings.py
+++ b/src/workout_suggest/settings.py
@@ -9,28 +9,31 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/topics/settings/
 For the full list of settings and their values, see
 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/
 """
-
 from pathlib import Path
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
+import environ
+
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
+env = environ.Env()
 
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = "+9(768zpp2r(kj3tqawboetb#8!8t@1x$o1k0&$4!yvdzr%#u6"
+SECRET_KEY = env.str("SECRET_KEY", "+9(768zpp2r(kj3tqawboetb#8!8t@1x$o1k0&$4!yvdzr%#u6")
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = True
+DEBUG = env.bool("DEBUG", False)
 
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["192.168.0.23", "localhost"]
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = env.list("ALLOWED_HOSTS")
 
 
 # Application definition
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = [
+    "whitenoise.runserver_nostatic",
     "django.contrib.admin",
     "django.contrib.auth",
     "django.contrib.contenttypes",
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
     "django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware",
+    "whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware",
     "django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware",
@@ -77,10 +81,7 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = "workout_suggest.wsgi.application"
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/#databases
 
 DATABASES = {
-    "default": {
-        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
-        "NAME": BASE_DIR / "db.sqlite3",
-    }
+    "default": env.db(default=f"sqlite:///{BASE_DIR}/db.sqlite3"),
 }
 
 
@@ -121,6 +122,8 @@ USE_TZ = True
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/static-files/
 
 STATIC_URL = "/static/"
+STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "staticfiles"
+STATICFILES_STORAGE = "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage"
 
 AUTH_USER_MODEL = "custom_auth.User"
 CRISPY_TEMPLATE_PACK = "bootstrap4"