diff --git a/src/servala/settings.py b/src/servala/settings.py
index 82452cc..54482ad 100644
--- a/src/servala/settings.py
+++ b/src/servala/settings.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "django.contrib.messages",
     "django.contrib.staticfiles",
     "servala.core",
+    "servala.frontend",
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
@@ -117,12 +118,19 @@ STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
     "django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder",
     "django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder",
 )
+STATICFILES_DIRS = [BASE_DIR / "servala" / "static"]
+template_loaders = (
+    "django.template.loaders.filesystem.Loader",
+    "django.template.loaders.app_directories.Loader",
+)
+if not DEBUG:
+    template_loaders = (("django.template.loaders.cached.Loader", template_loaders),)
 
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
         "BACKEND": "django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates",
         "DIRS": [],
-        "APP_DIRS": True,
+        "APP_DIRS": False,
         "OPTIONS": {
             "context_processors": [
                 "django.template.context_processors.request",
@@ -130,6 +138,7 @@ TEMPLATES = [
                 "django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages",
                 "django.template.context_processors.static",
             ],
+            "loaders": template_loaders,
         },
     },
 ]