diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ffb4c26..f8446a7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ modules-tests.sh
 openIMIS/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo
 **/staticfiles
 extracted_translations_fe
+openIMIS/file_storage
diff --git a/openIMIS/openIMIS/settings.py b/openIMIS/openIMIS/settings.py
index a4136ba..105118b 100644
--- a/openIMIS/openIMIS/settings.py
+++ b/openIMIS/openIMIS/settings.py
@@ -484,3 +484,16 @@ def SITE_URL():
         'timeout': 120,
     }
 }
+
+MEDIA_URL = "/file_storage/"
+MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "file_storage/")
+
+STORAGES = {
+    "default": {
+        "class": "core.filesystem.storage.FileSystemStorage",
+        "options": {
+            "location": MEDIA_URL,
+            "base_url": MEDIA_URL
+        },
+    }
+}