diff --git a/backend/config/settings/aws.py b/backend/config/settings/aws.py
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+import os
+
+from .base import *  # noqa: F403
+
+MIDDLEWARE.append("api.middleware.RangesMiddleware")  # noqa: F405
+CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST = ("http://127.0.0.1:3000", "http://0.0.0.0:3000", "http://localhost:3000")
+CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST
+
+DJANGO_DRF_FILEPOND_STORAGES_BACKEND = "storages.backends.s3boto3.S3Boto3Storage"
+AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = os.environ.get("AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID")
+AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = os.environ.get("AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY")
+AWS_S3_REGION_NAME = os.environ.get("REGION_NAME", "us-west-1")
+AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = os.environ.get("BUCKET_NAME", "filepond-uploads")
+AWS_DEFAULT_ACL = "private"
+AWS_BUCKET_ACL = "private"
+AWS_AUTO_CREATE_BUCKET = True