diff --git a/backend/app/settings.py b/backend/app/settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6386ca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+
+import os
+from functools import lru_cache
+from typing import Optional
+
+from pydantic import Field
+from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
+
+
+class _BaseConfig(BaseSettings):
+    model_config = SettingsConfigDict(
+        env_file=".env", extra="ignore", nested_model_default_partial_update=True
+    )
+
+
+class _AppSettings(_BaseConfig):
+    environment: str = Field(default=os.getenv("ENVIRONMENT"))
+
+
+class _DbSettings(_BaseConfig):
+    username: str = Field(default=os.getenv("PG_USER"), alias="PG_USER")
+    password: str = Field(default=os.getenv("PG_PASSWORD"), alias="PG_PASSWORD")
+    db_name: str = Field(default=os.getenv("PG_DB_NAME"), alias="PG_DB_NAME")
+
+
+class _Settings(_BaseConfig):
+    app: _AppSettings = _AppSettings()
+    db: _DbSettings = _DbSettings()
+
+
+@lru_cache
+def get_settings() -> _Settings:
+    return _Settings()
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 6d4a429..20c9eba 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ uvicorn
 sqlmodel
 pydantic
 sqlalchemy
+pydantic-settings
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