diff --git a/dockerfiles/course-discovery.Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/course-discovery.Dockerfile
index fc4725b..60d7d4d 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/course-discovery.Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/course-discovery.Dockerfile
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ CMD gunicorn --bind=0.0.0.0:8381 --workers 2 --max-requests=1000 -c course_disco
 
 FROM app AS dev
 
+RUN curl -L -o ${DISCOVERY_CODE_DIR}/course_discovery/settings/devstack.py https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/devstack/master/py_configuration_files/course-discovery.py
+
 ENV DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE "course_discovery.settings.devstack"
 
 RUN pip install -r ${DISCOVERY_CODE_DIR}/requirements/django.txt
diff --git a/dockerfiles/credentials.Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/credentials.Dockerfile
index 3f78a4e..e60e145 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/credentials.Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/credentials.Dockerfile
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ CMD gunicorn --workers=2 --name credentials -c /edx/app/credentials/credentials/
 # able to update requirements and generally run things as root.
 FROM base AS dev
 USER root
+
+RUN curl -L -o credentials/settings/devstack.py https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/devstack/master/py_configuration_files/credentials.py
+
 ENV DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE credentials.settings.devstack
 RUN pip install -r /edx/app/credentials/credentials/requirements/dev.txt
 RUN make pull_translations
diff --git a/dockerfiles/ecommerce.Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/ecommerce.Dockerfile
index 3e6a571..8ba70dd 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/ecommerce.Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/ecommerce.Dockerfile
@@ -88,4 +88,6 @@ RUN touch ${ECOMMERCE_APP_DIR}/ecommerce_env
 # every time any bit of code is changed.
 RUN curl -L https://github.com/openedx/ecommerce/archive/refs/heads/2u/main.tar.gz | tar -xz --strip-components=1
 
+RUN curl -L -o ${ECOMMERCE_CODE_DIR}/ecommerce/settings/devstack.py https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/devstack/master/py_configuration_files/ecommerce.py
+
 CMD while true; do python ./manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:18130; sleep 2; done
diff --git a/dockerfiles/edx-analytics-dashboard.Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/edx-analytics-dashboard.Dockerfile
index da92fac..b333d71 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/edx-analytics-dashboard.Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/edx-analytics-dashboard.Dockerfile
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ RUN pip install  --no-cache-dir -r requirements/production.txt
 
 RUN curl -L https://github.com/edx/edx-analytics-dashboard/archive/refs/heads/master.tar.gz | tar -xz --strip-components=1
 
+RUN curl -L -o ${INSIGHTS_CODE_DIR}/analytics_dashboard/settings/devstack.py https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/devstack/master/py_configuration_files/course-discovery.py
+
 RUN nodeenv ${INSIGHTS_NODEENV_DIR} --node=18.20.2 --prebuilt \
   && npm install -g npm@10.5.x
 
diff --git a/dockerfiles/edx-analytics-data-api.Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/edx-analytics-data-api.Dockerfile
index 63937c2..47ce0ae 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/edx-analytics-data-api.Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/edx-analytics-data-api.Dockerfile
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ CMD ["gunicorn" , "-b", "0.0.0.0:8100", "--pythonpath", "/edx/app/analytics_api/
 
 FROM base AS dev
 
-ENV DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE="analyticsdataserver.settings.devstack"
+RUN curl -L -o ${ANALYTICS_API_CODE_DIR}/analyticsdataserver/settings/devstack.py https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/devstack/master/py_configuration_files/analytics_data_api.py
+
+ENV DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE "analyticsdataserver.settings.devstack"
 
 RUN curl -L -o requirements/dev.txt https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/edx-analytics-data-api/master/requirements/dev.txt
 
diff --git a/dockerfiles/edx-notes-api.Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/edx-notes-api.Dockerfile
index d42b26b..3fbbb64 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/edx-notes-api.Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/edx-notes-api.Dockerfile
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ EXPOSE 8120
 
 FROM app AS dev
 
-ENV DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE="notesserver.settings.devstack"
+RUN curl -L -o ${NOTES_VENV_DIR}/notesserver/settings/devstack.py https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/devstack/master/py_configuration_files/edx_notes_api.py
+
+ENV DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE "notesserver.settings.devstack"
 
 # Backwards compatibility with devstack
 RUN touch "${COMMON_APP_DIR}/edx_notes_api_env"
diff --git a/dockerfiles/registrar.Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/registrar.Dockerfile
index 22b4dde..56bb02f 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/registrar.Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/registrar.Dockerfile
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r ${REGISTRAR_CODE_DIR}/requirements/devstack.tx
 # cloning the repository after requirements installation
 RUN curl -L https://github.com/edx/registrar/archive/refs/heads/master.tar.gz | tar -xz --strip-components=1
 
-ENV DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=registrar.settings.devstack
+RUN curl -L -o ${REGISTRAR_CODE_DIR}/registrar/settings/devstack.py https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/devstack/master/py_configuration_files/registrar.py
+
+ENV DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE registrar.settings.devstack
 
 CMD while true; do python ./manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:18734; sleep 2; done
 
diff --git a/dockerfiles/xqueue.Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/xqueue.Dockerfile
index 3d0e2a4..7d0d71f 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/xqueue.Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/xqueue.Dockerfile
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ RUN pip install -r ${XQUEUE_CODE_DIR}/requirements/dev.txt
 # cloning git repo
 RUN curl -L https://github.com/openedx/xqueue/archive/refs/heads/master.tar.gz | tar -xz --strip-components=1
 
-ENV DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=xqueue.devstack
+RUN curl -L -o ${XQUEUE_CODE_DIR}/xqueue/devstack.py https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/devstack/master/py_configuration_files/xqueue.py
+
+ENV DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE xqueue.devstack
 
 CMD while true; do python ./manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8040; sleep 2; done