diff --git a/ansible/deploy.yaml b/ansible/deploy.yaml
index 7aaea533fb6df5ae920cccc1da388ca3d7f68bbd..910b7aa223e0f6ac1c8aeef098f65372d3df3203 100644
--- a/ansible/deploy.yaml
+++ b/ansible/deploy.yaml
@@ -71,18 +71,18 @@
       django_manage:
         command: "collectstatic"
         app_path: "/home/{{ deploy_user_name }}/iPPIDB/ippisite"
-        settings: "ippisite.{{ ansible_nodename }}_settings"
+        settings: "ippisite.{{ ansible_hostname }}_settings"
     - name: create mod_wsgi configuration
       django_manage:
         command: "runmodwsgi --setup-only --port=80 --user ippidb --group wheel --server-root=/etc/ippidb-80"
         app_path: "/home/{{ deploy_user_name }}/iPPIDB/ippisite"
-        settings: "ippisite.{{ ansible_nodename }}_settings"
+        settings: "ippisite.{{ ansible_hostname }}_settings"
     - name: create or update database
       become_user: "{{ deploy_user_name }}"
       django_manage:
         command: "migrate"
         app_path: "/home/{{ deploy_user_name }}/iPPIDB/ippisite"
-        settings: "ippisite.{{ ansible_nodename }}_settings"
+        settings: "ippisite.{{ ansible_hostname }}_settings"
     # FIXME: this should obviously be removed before switching to prod. env.
     - name: restrict access to the web server to specific IPs
       lineinfile: dest=/etc/ippidb-80/httpd.conf 
diff --git a/ippisite/ippisite/hub16_settings.py b/ippisite/ippisite/hub16_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0c5ded83f643efa049c10c177f58c81b3ed2456b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ippisite/ippisite/hub16_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+"""
+Django settings for ippisite project.
+
+Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 1.10.5.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/topics/settings/
+
+For the full list of settings and their values, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/ref/settings/
+"""
+
+import os
+
+# Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
+BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+
+
+# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
+# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/howto/deployment/checklist/
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
+SECRET_KEY = '&qc$2x5p&!qwvu2r=)sjp*jgg8a7ss97g8lwpennmu(q9ty4o$'
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
+DEBUG = False
+
+SHOW_TOOLBAR_CALLBACK = True
+
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["*"]
+#ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["127.0.0.1","localhost",]
+
+INTERNAL_IPS= ["127.0.0.1","localhost",]
+
+# Application definition
+
+INSTALLED_APPS = [
+    'django.contrib.admin',
+    'django.contrib.auth',
+    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
+    'django.contrib.sessions',
+    'django.contrib.messages',
+    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    'django_extensions',
+    'bootstrap3',
+    'ippidb',
+    'formtools',
+    'debug_toolbar',
+    'mod_wsgi.server'
+]
+
+MIDDLEWARE = [
+    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
+    'debug_toolbar.middleware.DebugToolbarMiddleware',
+]
+
+ROOT_URLCONF = 'ippisite.urls'
+
+TEMPLATES = [
+    {
+        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
+        'DIRS': [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')],
+        'APP_DIRS': True,
+        'OPTIONS': {
+            'context_processors': [
+                'django.template.context_processors.debug',
+                'django.template.context_processors.request',
+                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
+                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+]
+
+WSGI_APPLICATION = 'ippisite.wsgi.application'
+
+
+# Database
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/ref/settings/#databases
+
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+        'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'hub16_db.sqlite3'),
+    }
+}
+
+
+# Password validation
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
+
+AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
+    },
+]
+
+
+# Internationalization
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/topics/i18n/
+
+LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
+
+TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+
+USE_I18N = True
+
+USE_L10N = True
+
+USE_TZ = True
+
+
+# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/howto/static-files/
+
+STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+
+STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static_root')
+
+# required to use django-extensions to draw database diagram
+# to do so type
+#$ ./manage.py graph_models -a > db.dot
+#$ dot db.dot -T png -odb.png
+GRAPH_MODELS = {
+  'all_applications': True,
+  'group_models': True,
+}