diff --git a/neboard/settings.py b/neboard/settings.py
--- a/neboard/settings.py
+++ b/neboard/settings.py
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ USE_TZ = True
 
 # Absolute filesystem path to the directory that will hold user-uploaded files.
 # Example: "/home/media/media.lawrence.com/media/"
-MEDIA_ROOT = ''
+MEDIA_ROOT = './media/' 
 
 # URL that handles the media served from MEDIA_ROOT. Make sure to use a
 # trailing slash.
 # Examples: "http://media.lawrence.com/media/", "http://example.com/media/"
-MEDIA_URL = ''
+MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
 
 # Absolute path to the directory static files should be collected to.
 # Don't put anything in this directory yourself; store your static files
@@ -176,4 +176,4 @@ SITE_NAME = 'Neboard'
 THEMES = [
     ('md', 'Mystic Dark'),
     ('sw', 'Snow White') ]
-DEFAULT_THEME = 'md'
\ No newline at end of file
+DEFAULT_THEME = 'md'
diff --git a/neboard/urls.py b/neboard/urls.py
--- a/neboard/urls.py
+++ b/neboard/urls.py
@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
     # Uncomment the next line to enable the admin:
     url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
     url(r'^', include('boards.urls')),
-)
+) + static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
+
+