diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b6edfe9..aa6d288 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-/static/
+settings.yml
+static/
+server/__pycache__
diff --git a/example-settings.yml b/example-settings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a0653a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example-settings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+dependencies:
+  - djangoldp_account
+  - djangoldp_notification
+  - django-webpush
+
+ldppackages:
+  - djangoldp_account
+  - djangoldp_notification
+
+server:
+  DEBUG: true
+  ALLOWED_HOSTS:
+    - "*"
+  SECRET_KEY: "ak$t4x@9pcs$ypwt_m38)vcg^m=q@j7*2rs2gu7%h0wwcv)(y2"
+  DATABASES:
+    default:
+      ENGINE: django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2
+      NAME: djangoldp
+      USER: postgres
+  LDP_RDF_CONTEXT: https://cdn.happy-dev.fr/owl/hdcontext.jsonld
+  ROOT_URLCONF: server.urls
+  STATIC_ROOT: static
+  # STATIC_URL: = '/static/'
+  # STATICFILES_DIRS: = '/Users/trav/Documents/gitnsurge/autonomic/startinblox/startinblox-startinoff'
+  MEDIA_ROOT: media
+  INSTALLED_APPS:
+    - server
+    - djangoldp_crypto  # only needed by decentral1se for #236
+    - webpush
+
+
+  WEBPUSH_SETTINGS:
+    VAPID_PUBLIC_KEY: "BIDVJ0sd4Cyycf_aGCxhQ_SmXBneWboI3wGO-Iyj3ofeGkvYyNp5o6W9eTf13YkJSz6NlRwiCHA08m8e82n5WXI"
+    VAPID_PRIVATE_KEY: "zQ-Apj3yLGvcq-l_YNFMFgNVBxQ5_JYEsUbZA36Yhes"
+    VAPID_ADMIN_EMAIL: "trav@teafry.me"
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diff --git a/server/views.py b/server/views.py
index 2a434f6..c51797f 100644
--- a/server/views.py
+++ b/server/views.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from django.views.decorators.http import require_GET
 from django.http.response import JsonResponse, HttpResponse
 from django.views.decorators.http import require_GET, require_POST
 from django.shortcuts import render, get_object_or_404
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from djangoldp_account.models import LDPUser
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 from webpush import send_user_notification
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ def send_push(request):
             return JsonResponse(status=400, data={"message": "Invalid data format"})
 
         user_id = data['id']
-        user = get_object_or_404(User, pk=user_id)
+        user = get_object_or_404(LDPUser, pk=user_id)
         payload = {'head': data['head'], 'body': data['body']}
         send_user_notification(user=user, payload=payload, ttl=1000)
 
         return JsonResponse(status=200, data={"message": "Web push successful"})
     except TypeError:
-        return JsonResponse(status=500, data={"message": "An error occurred"})
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+        return JsonResponse(status=500, data={"message": "An error occurred"})