diff --git a/src/servala/core/__init__.py b/src/servala/core/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/servala/core/apps.py b/src/servala/core/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad73de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/servala/core/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class CoreConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
+    name = "servala.core"
diff --git a/src/servala/settings.py b/src/servala/settings.py
index 0e6bd03..ab8e128 100644
--- a/src/servala/settings.py
+++ b/src/servala/settings.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "django.contrib.sessions",
     "django.contrib.messages",
     "django.contrib.staticfiles",
+    "servala.core",
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [