Remove fluff lines from settings.py
Create a sane STATIC_ROOT default setting

The development server will run in DEBUG mode properly without
this setting, but as soon as DEBUG is set to False, not having
this will break the site.
Add necessary dependancies
Move critical configuration to environment variables
Add a sample file of environment variables

Site-specific configuration is better done using environment
variables, in 12-factor form. This gives a sample of what
environment variables are necessary or available.