diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index cd79f6a..461a0d4 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 [run]
 source = django_deploy
+omit = */tests/generic.py
+       src/django_deploy/tests/fake_app1/migrations/0001_initial.py
+       src/django_deploy/tests/fake_app1/models.py
diff --git a/src/django_deploy/api.py b/src/django_deploy/api.py
index 75b36da..9e12ef2 100644
--- a/src/django_deploy/api.py
+++ b/src/django_deploy/api.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import errno
 import importlib
 import json
 import os
+import subprocess
 import sys
 
 from .base_types import OrderedDict
@@ -136,6 +137,28 @@ class DjangoProject(object):
         text += '\n'
         self._append_to_pythonfile(urlconf_file, text)
 
+    def add_app_settings(self, module_path, hooks_config_name=None):
+        hooks_config = self._get_hooks_config_from_app(module_path, hooks_config_name)
+        app_settings = getattr(hooks_config, 'SETTINGS', None)
+
+        if not app_settings:
+            return
+
+        project_dir = self._project_dir
+        if not os.path.exists(project_dir):  # pragma: no cover
+            raise DjangoDeployError('No such project directory: {}'.format(project_dir),
+                                    code=errno.ENOENT)
+
+        settings_dir = os.path.join(project_dir, DJANGO_SETTINGS_DIR)
+        settings_file = os.path.join(settings_dir, 'settings.py')
+
+        text = '\n'
+        text += '# django-deploy\n'
+        text += app_settings
+        text += '\n'
+
+        self._append_to_pythonfile(settings_file, text)
+
     def install_app(self, module_path, hooks_config_name=None):
         hooks_config = self._get_hooks_config_from_app(module_path, hooks_config_name)
         installed_apps = getattr(hooks_config, 'INSTALLED_APPS', [])
@@ -146,6 +169,7 @@ class DjangoProject(object):
 
         config[module_path]['INSTALLED_APPS'] = installed_apps
         config.write()
+        self.add_app_settings(module_path, hooks_config_name=hooks_config_name)
 
     def mount_app(self, module_path, route, hooks_config_name=None):
         self.install_app(module_path, hooks_config_name=hooks_config_name)
@@ -169,5 +193,23 @@ class DjangoProject(object):
         config[module_path]['MOUNT'] = [route, urlconf]
         config.write()
 
+    def migrate_apps(self, labels=None):
+        project_dir = self._project_dir
+        management_script = os.path.join(project_dir, 'manage.py')
+
+        if labels:
+            for label in labels:
+                cmd = [management_script, 'migrate', label]
+                try:
+                    subprocess.check_output(cmd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+                except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+                    raise DjangoDeployError(e.output.decode('utf8'), exitval=e.returncode)
+        else:
+            cmd = [management_script, 'migrate']
+            try:
+                subprocess.check_output(cmd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+            except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:  # pragma: no cover
+                raise DjangoDeployError(e.output.decode('utf8'), exitval=e.returncode)
+
     def __init__(self, project_dir):
         self._project_dir = project_dir
diff --git a/src/django_deploy/django_deploy_hooks.py b/src/django_deploy/django_deploy_hooks.py
index 20ad1be..cfdcea0 100644
--- a/src/django_deploy/django_deploy_hooks.py
+++ b/src/django_deploy/django_deploy_hooks.py
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 # INSTALLED_APPS = ['django_deploy']
 # ROOT_URLCONF = '.urls'
+# SETTINGS = """WSGI_APPLICATION = 'django_deploy.wsgi.application'
+# SOME_APP_SETTING = [
+#     'item1',
+#     'item2']
+# DEBUG = False
+# """
diff --git a/src/django_deploy/tests/fake_app1/django_deploy_hooks.py b/src/django_deploy/tests/fake_app1/django_deploy_hooks.py
index b71f195..0ea5be0 100644
--- a/src/django_deploy/tests/fake_app1/django_deploy_hooks.py
+++ b/src/django_deploy/tests/fake_app1/django_deploy_hooks.py
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 INSTALLED_APPS = ['django_deploy.tests.fake_app1']
 ROOT_URLCONF = '.urls'
+SETTINGS = """WSGI_APPLICATION = 'django_deploy.tests.fake_app1.wsgi.application'
+FAKE_APP1_TEST_SETTING = \"\"\"Test
+  setting from
+fake_app1
+\"\"\"
+"""
diff --git a/src/django_deploy/tests/fake_app1/migrations/0001_initial.py b/src/django_deploy/tests/fake_app1/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a95bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/django_deploy/tests/fake_app1/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = [
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='MyModel',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.AutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('chars', models.CharField(max_length=10)),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/django_deploy/tests/fake_app1/migrations/__init__.py b/src/django_deploy/tests/fake_app1/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/django_deploy/tests/fake_app1/models.py b/src/django_deploy/tests/fake_app1/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23ef8ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/django_deploy/tests/fake_app1/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from django.db import models
+from django.utils.encoding import python_2_unicode_compatible
+
+
+@python_2_unicode_compatible
+class MyModel(models.Model):
+    chars = models.CharField(max_length=10)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.chars
diff --git a/src/django_deploy/tests/fake_app2/django_deploy_hooks.py b/src/django_deploy/tests/fake_app2/django_deploy_hooks.py
index b229122..3832135 100644
--- a/src/django_deploy/tests/fake_app2/django_deploy_hooks.py
+++ b/src/django_deploy/tests/fake_app2/django_deploy_hooks.py
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 INSTALLED_APPS = ['django_deploy.tests.fake_app1', 'django_deploy.tests.fake_app2']
 ROOT_URLCONF = 'django_deploy.tests.fake_app2.urls'
+SETTINGS = """WSGI_APPLICATION = 'django_deploy.tests.fake_app2.wsgi.application'
+"""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/django_deploy/tests/base.py b/src/django_deploy/tests/generic.py
similarity index 73%
rename from src/django_deploy/tests/base.py
rename to src/django_deploy/tests/generic.py
index 8d8e5f1..ab412ee 100644
--- a/src/django_deploy/tests/base.py
+++ b/src/django_deploy/tests/generic.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import importlib
 import os
+import subprocess
 import sys
 import unittest
 import mock
@@ -80,6 +81,38 @@ class DjangoDeployTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             haystack = f.read()
             self.assertNotIn(needle, haystack)
 
+    def assert_text_in_settings(self, project_dir, settings_text):
+        settings_dir = os.path.join(project_dir, DJANGO_SETTINGS_DIR)
+        settings_file = os.path.join(settings_dir, 'settings.py')
+        with open(settings_file, 'r') as f:
+            complete_settings = f.read()
+        self.assertIn(settings_text, complete_settings)
+
+    def assert_values_in_settings(self, project_dir, settings_dict):
+        real_settings = self.get_django_settings(project_dir)
+        for key in settings_dict:
+            self.assertTrue(hasattr(real_settings, key))
+            expected_value = settings_dict[key]
+            real_value = getattr(real_settings, key)
+            self.assertEqual(expected_value, real_value)
+
+    def assert_settings_from_apps(self, project_dir, apps):
+        hooks_config_name = 'django_deploy_hooks'
+        wsgi_application_provider = 'main'
+        for app in apps:
+            try:
+                hooks_config = importlib.import_module('{}.{}'.format(app, hooks_config_name))
+            except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
+                continue
+            if not hasattr(hooks_config, 'SETTINGS'):
+                continue
+            settings_text = getattr(hooks_config, 'SETTINGS')
+            self.assert_text_in_settings(project_dir, settings_text)
+            wsgi_application_provider = app
+
+        wsgi_application = '{}.wsgi.application'.format(wsgi_application_provider)
+        self.assert_values_in_settings(project_dir, {'WSGI_APPLICATION': wsgi_application})
+
     def assert_installed_apps(self, project_dir, apps, default_apps=None):
         settings = self.get_django_settings(project_dir)
 
@@ -98,6 +131,7 @@ class DjangoDeployTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         expected_apps += apps
 
         self.assertListEqual(expected_apps, settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
+        self.assert_settings_from_apps(project_dir, apps)
 
     def assert_urlpatterns(self, project_dir, patterns):
         root_urlconf = self.get_django_root_urlconf(project_dir)
@@ -135,3 +169,17 @@ class DjangoDeployTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 self.assertEqual(expected[2], real.urlconf_name.__name__)
             else:  # pragma: no cover
                 self.fail('Unknown urlpattern class: {}'.format(real_class_name))
+
+    def assert_django_database_migration(self, project_dir, app_label=None, migration=None):
+        management_script = os.path.join(project_dir, 'manage.py')
+        cmd = [
+            management_script, 'migrate', '--no-color', '--noinput'
+        ]
+        if app_label is not None:
+            cmd.append(app_label)
+            if migration is not None:
+                cmd.append(migration)
+
+        output = subprocess.check_output(cmd)
+        text = output.decode('utf8')
+        self.assertTrue(text.endswith('No migrations to apply.\n'))
diff --git a/src/django_deploy/tests/test_api.py b/src/django_deploy/tests/test_api.py
index fc4d5cb..7a657e9 100644
--- a/src/django_deploy/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/src/django_deploy/tests/test_api.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import os
 from ..api import DjangoProjectHooksConfig, DjangoProject
 from ..exceptions import DjangoDeployError
 
-from .base import DjangoDeployTestCase
+from .generic import DjangoDeployTestCase
 
 
 class DjangoProjectHooksConfigTestCase(DjangoDeployTestCase):
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ class DjangoProjectHooksConfigTestCase(DjangoDeployTestCase):
             DjangoProjectHooksConfig(project_dir='.', settings_dir='.')
 
 
-class DjangoProjectTestCase(DjangoDeployTestCase):
+class AbstractDjangoProjectTestCase(DjangoDeployTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self._tmp_dir = str(self.tmpdir)
 
+
+class InitDjangoProjectTestCase(AbstractDjangoProjectTestCase):
     def test_init(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             DjangoProject()  # pylint: disable=no-value-for-parameter
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ class DjangoProjectTestCase(DjangoDeployTestCase):
         os.mknod(project_dir)
         DjangoProject(project_dir)
 
+
+class DjangoProjectCreateTestCase(AbstractDjangoProjectTestCase):
     def test_create(self):
         # the parent of the to-be-created project dir shall also not exist.
         project_dir = os.path.join(self._tmp_dir, 'new', 'sub', 'sub')
@@ -80,6 +84,8 @@ class DjangoProjectTestCase(DjangoDeployTestCase):
         else:  # pragma: no cover
             self.fail('DjangoDeployError not raised')
 
+
+class DjangoProjectInstallHooksTestCase(AbstractDjangoProjectTestCase):
     def test_install_hooks(self):
         project_dir = os.path.join(self._tmp_dir, 'new')
         project = DjangoProject(project_dir)
@@ -119,24 +125,47 @@ class DjangoProjectTestCase(DjangoDeployTestCase):
         else:  # pragma: no cover
             self.fail('DjangoDeployError not raised')
 
+
+class DjangoProjectAddAppSettingsTestCase(AbstractDjangoProjectTestCase):
+    def test_add_app_settings(self):
+        project_dir = self._tmp_dir
+        project = DjangoProject(project_dir)
+        project.create()
+        apps = [
+            'django_deploy.tests.fake_app1',
+            'django_deploy.tests.fake_app2',
+            'django_deploy',
+        ]
+        for app in apps:
+            project.add_app_settings(app)
+
+        self.assert_settings_from_apps(project_dir, apps)
+
+
+class DjangoProjectInstallAppTestCase(AbstractDjangoProjectTestCase):
     def test_install_app(self):
         project_dir = self._tmp_dir
         project = DjangoProject(project_dir)
         project.create()
-        project.install_app('django_deploy.tests.fake_app1')
 
-        installed_apps = [
-            'django_deploy.tests.fake_app1',
-        ]
-        self.assert_installed_apps(project_dir, installed_apps)
+        app = 'django_deploy.tests.fake_app1'
+
+        project.install_app(app)
+        self.assert_installed_apps(project_dir, [app])
 
     def test_install_apps(self):
         project_dir = self._tmp_dir
         project = DjangoProject(project_dir)
         project.create()
-        project.install_app('django_deploy.tests.fake_app1')
-        project.install_app('django_deploy.tests.fake_app1')
-        project.install_app('django_deploy.tests.fake_app2')
+
+        apps = [
+            'django_deploy.tests.fake_app1',
+            'django_deploy.tests.fake_app1',
+            'django_deploy.tests.fake_app2',
+        ]
+
+        for app in apps:
+            project.install_app(app)
 
         installed_apps = [
             'django_deploy.tests.fake_app1',
@@ -167,6 +196,8 @@ class DjangoProjectTestCase(DjangoDeployTestCase):
         else:  # pragma: no cover
             self.fail('DjangoDeployError not raised')
 
+
+class DjangoProjectMountAppTestCase(AbstractDjangoProjectTestCase):
     def test_mount_app(self):
         project_dir = self._tmp_dir
         project = DjangoProject(project_dir)
@@ -209,3 +240,37 @@ class DjangoProjectTestCase(DjangoDeployTestCase):
             self.assertEqual(errno.ENOLINK, e.code)
         else:  # pragma: no cover
             self.fail('DjangoDeployError not raised')
+
+
+class DjangoProjectMigrateAppTestCase(AbstractDjangoProjectTestCase):
+    def test_migrate_app(self):
+        project_dir = self._tmp_dir
+        project = DjangoProject(project_dir)
+        project.create()
+        project.install_app('django_deploy.tests.fake_app1')
+
+        project.migrate_apps(['fake_app1'])
+        self.assert_django_database_migration(project_dir, 'fake_app1')
+
+    def test_migrate_all_apps(self):
+        project_dir = self._tmp_dir
+        project = DjangoProject(project_dir)
+        project.create()
+        project.install_app('django_deploy.tests.fake_app1')
+        project.install_app('django_deploy.tests.fake_app2')
+
+        project.migrate_apps([])
+        self.assert_django_database_migration(project_dir)
+
+    def test_migrate_app_without_migrations(self):
+        project_dir = self._tmp_dir
+        project = DjangoProject(project_dir)
+        project.create()
+        project.install_app('django_deploy.tests.fake_app2')
+
+        try:
+            project.migrate_apps(['fake_app2'])
+        except DjangoDeployError as e:
+            self.assertEqual(e.message, "CommandError: App 'fake_app2' does not have migrations.\n")
+        else:  # pragma: no cover
+            self.fail('DjangoDeployError not raised')
diff --git a/src/django_deploy/tests/test_program.py b/src/django_deploy/tests/test_program.py
index ba4dc63..7e17799 100644
--- a/src/django_deploy/tests/test_program.py
+++ b/src/django_deploy/tests/test_program.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 from ..config import DJANGO_SETTINGS_DIR
 from ..program import Program
 
-from .base import DjangoDeployTestCase
+from .generic import DjangoDeployTestCase
 
 
 class ProgramTestCase(DjangoDeployTestCase):