diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dac41a8..5dd18a7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 *.pyc
 __pycache__/
-rqlite*
+rqlite/
 xppl/cover/**
 xppl/uploads/**
 .tox
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71559ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+RQLITE_DIR   := rqlite
+RQLITE_TAR   := rqlite-v4.3.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+RQLITE_UNTAR := rqlite-v4.3.0-linux-amd64
+RQLITE_URL   := https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/releases/download/v4.3.0/rqlite-v4.3.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+
+install-rqlite:
+	@mkdir -p $(RQLITE_DIR)
+	@sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y curl
+	@curl -L $(RQLITE_URL) -o $(RQLITE_DIR)/$(RQLITE_TAR)
+	@tar xvfz $(RQLITE_DIR)/$(RQLITE_TAR) -C $(RQLITE_DIR)
+
+rqlited:
+	@./$(RQLITE_DIR)/$(RQLITE_UNTAR)/rqlited $(RQLITE_DIR)/node.1
+.PHONY: rqlited
+
+rqlite:
+	@./$(RQLITE_DIR)/$(RQLITE_UNTAR)/rqlite
+.PHONY: rqlite
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 41d3991..8888ff5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,20 +9,29 @@ The [XPUB] library living at [Varia].
 
 # Hack It
 
-You'll need to run an [RQLite] database first. It's easy with Docker:
+You'll need to run an [RQLite] database first:
 
 ```
-$ curl -sSL https://get.docker.com/ | sh
-$ docker run -p 4001:4001 -p 4002:4002 -d rqlite/rqlite
+$ apt update && apt install -y make
+$ make install-rqlite
+$ make rqlited
 ```
 
 Then get [Pipenv] and run the development server with:
 
 ```bash
 $ pipenv install --dev --three
-$ pipenv run dev
+$ pipenv run devserver
 ```
 
+If you need to check the database contents, run:
+
+```bash
+$ make rqlite
+```
+
+And then run `.help` for which commands are available.
+
 [Pipenv]: https://pipenv.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/#pragmatic-installation-of-pipenv
 [RQLite]: https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite
 
diff --git a/xppl/app.py b/xppl/app.py
index 23b7cf8..31b60bb 100644
--- a/xppl/app.py
+++ b/xppl/app.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 """Main application factory."""
 
+from os import makedirs
+from os.path import exists
+
 from dotenv import find_dotenv, load_dotenv
 from flask import Flask
 from sqlalchemy.dialects import registry
@@ -14,6 +17,7 @@ def create_app(config):
     configure_pyrqlite()
     configure_socketio(app)
     configure_sqlalchemy(app)
+    configure_uploads(app)
 
     with app.app_context():
         from xppl import views  # noqa
@@ -55,3 +59,14 @@ def configure_socketio(app):
     from xppl.socketio import socketio
 
     socketio.init_app(app)
+
+
+def configure_uploads(app):
+    """Setup the uploads folder."""
+    upload_paths = [
+        app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'],
+        app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER_COVER'],
+    ]
+    for path in upload_paths:
+        if not exists(path):
+            makedirs(path)
diff --git a/xppl/config.py b/xppl/config.py
index acc3e0c..2cba99b 100644
--- a/xppl/config.py
+++ b/xppl/config.py
@@ -1,20 +1,15 @@
 """The Application settings."""
 
-from os import environ, urandom
+from os import urandom
 from os.path import abspath, dirname, isdir, join
 
+BASEDIR = abspath(dirname(__file__))
+
 
 class Base():
     """The base configuration."""
-    BASEDIR = abspath(dirname(__file__))
-
-    UPLOAD_FOLDER_COVER = join(BASEDIR, 'cover')
-    UPLOAD_FOLDER = join(BASEDIR, 'uploads')
-    LIGHT = isdir(UPLOAD_FOLDER)
-
     DEBUG = False
     TESTING = False
-
     SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS = False
     SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'rqlite+pyrqlite://localhost:4001/'
 
@@ -31,7 +26,7 @@ class Development(Base):
     DEBUG = True
     TESTING = True
     DOMAIN = 'http://localhost'
-    SECRET_KEY = environ.get(
-        'XPPL_SECRET_KEY',
-        urandom(24).hex()
-    )
+    SECRET_KEY = urandom(24).hex()
+    UPLOAD_FOLDER_COVER = join(BASEDIR, 'cover')
+    UPLOAD_FOLDER = join(BASEDIR, 'uploads')
+    LIGHT = not isdir(UPLOAD_FOLDER)
diff --git a/xppl/cover.py b/xppl/cover.py
index 2da1bb0..37d17d3 100755
--- a/xppl/cover.py
+++ b/xppl/cover.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def get_cover(file_path, filename):
 
     # Convert each page to a png image.
     for page in pages:
-        big_filename = "app/cover/"+page["filename"] + "_cover.jpeg"
+        big_filename = "xppl/cover/"+page["filename"] + "_cover.jpeg"
 
         img = pdf_page_to_png(src_pdf, pagenum=page["pagenum"], resolution=130)
 
diff --git a/xppl/extractText.py b/xppl/extractText.py
index 91f6987..d0bb9cb 100644
--- a/xppl/extractText.py
+++ b/xppl/extractText.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import PyPDF2
 
 def get_text(file_path, filename):
     read_pdf = file_path
-    write_txt = "app/uploads/" + filename + '.txt'
+    write_txt = "xppl/uploads/" + filename + '.txt'
 
     with open(read_pdf, 'rb') as pdf_file, open(write_txt, 'w') as text_file:
         read_pdf = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(pdf_file)
diff --git a/xppl/views.py b/xppl/views.py
index 530082f..24603e0 100755
--- a/xppl/views.py
+++ b/xppl/views.py
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ def add_book():
                     pbooks=pbooks
                 )
                 html = HTML(string=html_string)
-                html.write_pdf(target='app/uploads/potential.pdf')
+                html.write_pdf(target='xppl/uploads/potential.pdf')
 
             book = Book(
                 title,