diff --git a/apache/__init__.py b/apache/__init__.py
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diff --git a/apache/asgi.py b/apache/asgi.py
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+import os
+from channels.asgi import get_channel_layer
+
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "cof.settings")
+
+channel_layer = get_channel_layer()