diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index eda779d6a..ba1857125 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ node_modules
 # output from test runs and similar things
 *.log
 coverage/
+.vscode/
 
 # IDE config files
 jsconfig.json
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d2adb9dfb..358be38cd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ yarn-error.log
 coverage/
 .nyc*
 
-# Visual Studio Code
-.vscode/*
-
 .idea/
 
 
diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index ae5001e3e..42e60e64c 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ tools/
 /.*
 website/
 assets/
+.vscode/
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93f883216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+{
+	// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible Node.js debug attributes.
+	// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+	// For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+	"version": "0.2.0",
+	"configurations": [
+		{
+			"type": "node",
+			"request": "attach",
+			"name": "Attach to Process",
+			"processId": "${command:PickProcess}",
+			"port": 5858
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Tests",
+			"type": "node",
+			"request": "launch",
+			"program": "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/jest-cli/bin/jest.js",
+			"stopOnEntry": false,
+			"args": ["--runInBand"],
+			"cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
+			"preLaunchTask": null,
+			"runtimeExecutable": null,
+			"runtimeArgs": [
+					"--nolazy"
+			],
+			"env": {
+					"NODE_ENV": "test"
+			},
+			"externalConsole": false,
+			"sourceMaps": false,
+			"outDir": null
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "node",
+			"request": "launch",
+			"name": "Mocha Tests",
+			"stopOnEntry": false,
+      "runtimeExecutable": null,
+			"program": "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha",
+			"args": [
+				"--no-timeouts",
+				"${workspaceRoot}/test/unit"
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "node",
+			"request": "launch",
+			"name": "Verdaccio",
+			"program": "${workspaceRoot}/bin/verdaccio"
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "node",
+			"request": "attach",
+			"name": "Attach to Process",
+			"address": "localhost",
+			"port": 5858
+		}
+	]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a01da4d77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Place your settings in this file to overwrite default and user settings.
+{
+	"files.exclude": {
+		"**/.idea": false,
+		"**/.nyc_output": true,
+		"**/build": true,
+		"**/coverage": true
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file