diff --git a/etc/apache2/vhost.conf.in b/etc/apache2/vhost.conf.in
index 59dd098ea..5ab2d8a4c 100644
--- a/etc/apache2/vhost.conf.in
+++ b/etc/apache2/vhost.conf.in
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     Alias /static      __PREFIX__/static
     Alias /favicon.ico __PREFIX__/static/favicon.ico
     Alias /data       __PREFIX__/data
-    Alias /admin/media __PREFIX__/src/django/django/contrib/admin/media
+    Alias /static/admin __PREFIX__/django/django/contrib/admin
 
     ProxyPreserveHost On
     ProxyPass        / http://127.0.0.1:2620/
diff --git a/etc/nginx/vhost.in b/etc/nginx/vhost.in
index 6f79a41f5..058dd887c 100644
--- a/etc/nginx/vhost.in
+++ b/etc/nginx/vhost.in
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ server {
     access_log  /var/log/nginx/pandora.access.log;
     error_log   /var/log/nginx/pandora.error.log;
 
-    location /admin/media {
-        root __PREFIX__/src/django/django/contrib;
-        autoindex on;
-    }
     location /favicon.ico {
         root   __PREFIX__/static;
     }
 
+    location /static/admin/ {
+        root __PREFIX__/django/django/contrib/admin;
+        autoindex on;
+    }
     location /static/ {
         root   __PREFIX__;
         autoindex on;
diff --git a/pandora/settings.py b/pandora/settings.py
index 2834b8eb0..1223b7fd1 100644
--- a/pandora/settings.py
+++ b/pandora/settings.py
@@ -42,21 +42,29 @@ APPEND_SLASH = False
 # Absolute path to the directory that holds media.
 # Example: "/home/media/media.lawrence.com/"
 MEDIA_ROOT = normpath(join(PROJECT_ROOT, '..', 'data'))
-STATIC_ROOT = normpath(join(PROJECT_ROOT, '..', 'static'))
-GEOIP_PATH = normpath(join(PROJECT_ROOT, '..', 'data', 'geo'))
-
-# URL that handles the media served from MEDIA_ROOT. Make sure to use a
-# trailing slash if there is a path component (optional in other cases).
-# Examples: "http://media.lawrence.com", "http://example.com/media/"
-
 MEDIA_URL = '/data/'
 
+STATIC_ROOT = normpath(join(PROJECT_ROOT, '..', 'static'))
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX = '/static/admin/'
+
+# Additional locations of static files
+STATICFILES_DIRS = (
+    # Put strings here, like "/home/html/static" or "C:/www/django/static".
+    # Always use forward slashes, even on Windows.
+    # Don't forget to use absolute paths, not relative paths.
+)
+
+# List of finder classes that know how to find static files in
+# various locations.
+STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
+    'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder',
+    'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder',
+    #'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.DefaultStorageFinder',
+)
+
+GEOIP_PATH = normpath(join(PROJECT_ROOT, '..', 'data', 'geo'))
 
-# URL prefix for admin media -- CSS, JavaScript and images. Make sure to use a
-# trailing slash.
-# Examples: "http://foo.com/media/", "/media/".
-ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX = '/admin/media/'
 
 # List of callables that know how to import templates from various sources.
 TEMPLATE_LOADERS = (
@@ -85,7 +93,11 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'django.contrib.contenttypes',
     'django.contrib.sessions',
     'django.contrib.sites',
+    'django.contrib.messages',
+    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
     'django.contrib.admin',
+    # Uncomment the next line to enable admin documentation:
+    # 'django.contrib.admindocs',
     'django.contrib.humanize',
 
     'django_extensions',
diff --git a/pandora/urls.py b/pandora/urls.py
index a831e30e2..0f5d50e01 100644
--- a/pandora/urls.py
+++ b/pandora/urls.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ def serve_static_file(path, location, content_type):
     return HttpFileResponse(location, content_type=content_type)
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
+    # Uncomment the admin/doc line below to enable admin documentation:
+    # url(r'^admin/doc/', include('django.contrib.admindocs.urls')),
     (r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
     (r'^api/upload/?$', 'archive.views.firefogg_upload'),
     (r'^url=(?P<url>.*)$', 'app.views.redirect_url'),
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index fc79fc800..87d12f763 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--e svn+http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/branches/releases/1.3.X#egg=django
+-e git+https://github.com/django/django.git@stable/1.4.x#egg=django
 #South
 -e bzr+http://code.0x2620.org/python-ox/#egg=python-ox
 -e bzr+http://code.0x2620.org/oxtimelines/#egg=oxtimelines
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ django-celery>=2.4.2
 #use fork fixing some postgresql issues
 -e git://github.com/bit/django-extensions.git#egg=django_extensions
 -e git+git://github.com/dcramer/django-devserver#egg=django_devserver
-gunicorn
+gunicorn>=0.14.3
 html5lib