Source files needed only by `python manage.py load_data`. NOT required to run the web app — data/db.sqlite3 already has everything. Expected layout: data/sources/bigdata_ld2_database.sqlite3 <- ld2 places/cities database data/sources/ld3_database.sqlite3 <- ld3 PageRank database data/sources/images/ <- ld4 images root directory You can also override paths via environment variables instead of copying files: export LD2_DB_PATH=/path/to/bigdata_ld2_database.sqlite3 export LD3_DB_PATH=/path/to/ld3_database.sqlite3 export LD4_IMAGES_ROOT=/path/to/images/