diff --git a/docs/admin.rst b/docs/admin.rst
index 5c80296..8b00681 100644
--- a/docs/admin.rst
+++ b/docs/admin.rst
@@ -21,9 +21,23 @@ Then install the software with requirements to your virtual env::
 
     pip install -e .
 
-Set SECRET_KEY and create settings_local.py file::
 
-    echo "SECRET_KEY='S3CR3T'" > nsupdate/settings_local.py
+Configuration
+=============
+
+nsupdate.info Service
+---------------------
+
+Use a local_settings.py (do not modify the nsupdate/settings.py file directly):
+
+    from nsupdate.settings import *
+    # override whatever you need to override here (read nsupdate/settings.py
+    # to get an overview over what you might need to customize):
+    SECRET_KEY='S3CR3T'
+
+
+Initialize the database
+-----------------------
 
 To create and initialize the database, use::
 
@@ -31,11 +45,23 @@ To create and initialize the database, use::
     python manage.py migrate
 
 
-To start the development server::
+Start the development server
+----------------------------
 
     python manage.py runserver
 
 
+Nameserver
+----------
+
+Now as the server is running, you can log in using the database administrator
+account you created in the syncdb step and use "admin" from the menu to start
+Django's admin.
+
+You'll need to configure at least 1 nameserver / 1 zone to accept dynamic updates,
+see the "Domains" section in the "user" part of the manual.
+
+
 Installation (for production)
 =============================
 
@@ -72,7 +98,7 @@ applies to the django version YOU use):
 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.6/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 PostgreSQL
-~~~~~~~~~~
+----------
 For production usage and better scalability, you may rather want to use
 PostgreSQL than SQLite database. Django stores its sessions into the
 database, so if you get a lot of accesses, sqlite will run into "database
@@ -116,6 +142,9 @@ To make nsupdate.info (Django) use PostgreSQL, put this into YOUR settings::
 Now proceed with syncdb / migrate as shown above.
 
 
+Maintenance
+===========
+
 Regular jobs
 ------------
 You need to run some commands regularly, we show how to do that on Linux (or
@@ -165,25 +194,6 @@ The user can see the ABUSE-BLOCKED status on the web interface, but can not
 change the flag.
 
 
-Configuration
-=============
-
-nsupdate.info Service
----------------------
-
-Use a local_settings.py.
-
-
-Nameserver
-----------
-
-You'll need to configure at least 1 nameserver / 1 zone to accept dynamic updates, see the "Domains" section
-in the "user" part of the manual.
-
-
-Maintenance
-===========
-
 Database contents
 -----------------
 Users who are in the "staff" group (like the one initially created when creating the database) can access the
@@ -194,7 +204,7 @@ Only give Django admin access ("staff" group membership) to highly trusted admin
 
 
 Software updates / upgrades
-===========================
+---------------------------
 
 After upgrading the code, you'll usually need to run::
 
diff --git a/nsupdate/settings.py b/nsupdate/settings.py
index 7888682..e04eef9 100644
--- a/nsupdate/settings.py
+++ b/nsupdate/settings.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Django settings for nsupdate project
 """
 
+# Note: django internally first loads its own defaults and then loads the
+# project's settings on top of that. Due to this, no import * is required here.
+
 import os
 import django.conf.global_settings as DEFAULT_SETTINGS
 
@@ -396,8 +399,3 @@ MESSAGE_TAGS = {
     constants.WARNING: 'alert-warning',
     constants.ERROR: 'alert-danger',
 }
-
-try:
-    from .local_settings import *
-except ImportError:
-    pass