diff --git a/djoy/.gitignore b/djoy/.gitignore
index 21d0b89..ef29d7f 100644
--- a/djoy/.gitignore
+++ b/djoy/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 .venv/
+*.sqlite3
diff --git a/djoy/djoy/settings.py b/djoy/djoy/settings.py
index 1cf2f67..3be5e82 100644
--- a/djoy/djoy/settings.py
+++ b/djoy/djoy/settings.py
@@ -10,17 +10,18 @@ For the full list of settings and their values, see
 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/
 """
 
-from pathlib import Path
+import os
+import pathlib
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
-BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+BASE_DIR = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
 
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = "django-insecure-^0yh(u^q7wf!+8kc-gr2ccu7_$gtg_y#!d3zs0hvm7we4x!4@x"
+SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get("DJOY_SECRET_KEY", "django-insecure-0xohno")
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = True
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
 # Application definition
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = [
+    "polls.apps.PollsConfig",
     "django.contrib.admin",
     "django.contrib.auth",
     "django.contrib.contenttypes",
diff --git a/djoy/djoy/urls.py b/djoy/djoy/urls.py
index 020990b..bc4edc2 100644
--- a/djoy/djoy/urls.py
+++ b/djoy/djoy/urls.py
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ Including another URLconf
 """
 
 from django.contrib import admin
-from django.urls import path
+from django.urls import include, path
 
 urlpatterns = [
+    path("polls/", include("polls.urls")),
     path("admin/", admin.site.urls),
 ]
diff --git a/djoy/polls/__init__.py b/djoy/polls/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/djoy/polls/admin.py b/djoy/polls/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c38f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/djoy/polls/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+# Register your models here.
diff --git a/djoy/polls/apps.py b/djoy/polls/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a5f94c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/djoy/polls/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class PollsConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
+    name = 'polls'
diff --git a/djoy/polls/migrations/0001_initial.py b/djoy/polls/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63290b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/djoy/polls/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.1 on 2024-09-16 01:23
+
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = [
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='Question',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('question_text', models.CharField(max_length=200)),
+                ('pub_date', models.DateTimeField(verbose_name='date published')),
+            ],
+        ),
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='Choice',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('choice_text', models.CharField(max_length=200)),
+                ('votes', models.IntegerField(default=0)),
+                ('question', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='polls.question')),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/djoy/polls/migrations/__init__.py b/djoy/polls/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/djoy/polls/models.py b/djoy/polls/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..380716f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/djoy/polls/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from django.db import models
+
+
+class Question(models.Model):
+    question_text = models.CharField(max_length=200)
+    pub_date = models.DateTimeField("date published")
+
+
+class Choice(models.Model):
+    question = models.ForeignKey(Question, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+    choice_text = models.CharField(max_length=200)
+    votes = models.IntegerField(default=0)
diff --git a/djoy/polls/tests.py b/djoy/polls/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ce503c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/djoy/polls/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/djoy/polls/urls.py b/djoy/polls/urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a44982
--- /dev/null
+++ b/djoy/polls/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from django.urls import path
+
+from . import views
+
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    path("", views.index, name="index"),
+]
diff --git a/djoy/polls/views.py b/djoy/polls/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b47b38f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/djoy/polls/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+
+
+def index(request):
+    _ = request
+    return HttpResponse(b"Hello, world. You're at the polls index.")