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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
+*.pyc
 
 # C extensions
 *.so
@@ -51,3 +52,8 @@ docs/_build/
 
 *__pycache__/*
 *.pyc
+
+run.sh
+venv/
+*.bak
+scratch*
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index 6eb740d..03678e0 100644
--- a/korabo/settings.py
+++ b/korabo/settings.py
@@ -82,8 +82,12 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = 'korabo.wsgi.application'
 
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
+        'NAME': os.getenv('DB_NAME'),
+        'USER': os.getenv('DB_USER'),
+        'PASSWORD': os.getenv('DB_PASS'),
+        'HOST': os.getenv('DB_HOST'),
+        'PORT': os.getenv('DB_PORT'),
     }
 }
 
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index 0000000..d0be508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/migrations/0005_event_cover_image.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.16 on 2025-04-06 01:54
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('web', '0004_remove_event_participants_alter_eventcomment_event_and_more'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='event',
+            name='cover_image',
+            field=models.ImageField(blank=True, default=None, null=True, upload_to='event_cover_images/'),
+        ),
+    ]
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index c822e7c..513e59c 100644
--- a/web/templates/index.html
+++ b/web/templates/index.html
@@ -1,37 +1,36 @@
 {% extends 'base.html' %}
-
 {% block content %}
-
-<table class="table">
-    <thead>
-        <tr>
-            <td>Event Name</td>
-            <td>Already Responded</td>
-            <td>Start Date</td>
-            <td>End Date</td>
-            <td> img </td>
-        </tr>
-    </thead>
-    <tbody>
-        {% for event in events%}
-        <div class="accordion-item">
-            <div class="accordion-item">
-                <h2 class="accordion-header" id="event-{{event.id}}">
-            <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#event-collapse-{{event.id}}" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="event-collapse-{{event.id}}">
-                    {{event.name}}
-                </button>
-                </h2>
-                <div id="event-collapse-{{event.id}}" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="event-{{event.id}}" data-bs-parent="#accordionExample">
-                    <div class="accordion-body">
-
-                            {{event.description}}
+    <table class="table">
+        <thead>
+            <tr>
+                <td>Event Name</td>
+                <td>Already Responded</td>
+                <td>Start Date</td>
+                <td>End Date</td>
+                <td>img</td>
+            </tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody>
+            {% for event in events %}
+                <div class="accordion-item">
+                    <div class="accordion-item">
+                        <h2 class="accordion-header" id="event-{{ event.id }}">
+                            <button class="accordion-button collapsed"
+                                    type="button"
+                                    data-bs-toggle="collapse"
+                                    data-bs-target="#event-collapse-{{ event.id }}"
+                                    aria-expanded="true"
+                                    aria-controls="event-collapse-{{ event.id }}">{{ event.name }}</button>
+                        </h2>
+                        <div id="event-collapse-{{ event.id }}"
+                             class="accordion-collapse collapse"
+                             aria-labelledby="event-{{ event.id }}"
+                             data-bs-parent="#accordionExample">
+                            <div class="accordion-body">{{ event.description }}</div>
+                        </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-
-        {% endfor %}
-    </tbody>
-</table>
-
+            {% endfor %}
+        </tbody>
+    </table>
 {% endblock %}