diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 63dbb54..171f0f3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 .pio
 main/configuration.h
 main/credentials.h
+
+# ignore vscode IDE settings files
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+*.code-workspace
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diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8281e64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+	// See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=827846
+	// for the documentation about the extensions.json format
+	"recommendations": [
+		"platformio.platformio-ide"
+	]
+}
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diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..522266b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED FILE. PLEASE DO NOT MODIFY IT MANUALLY
+
+// PIO Unified Debugger
+//
+// Documentation: https://docs.platformio.org/page/plus/debugging.html
+// Configuration: https://docs.platformio.org/page/projectconf/section_env_debug.html
+
+{
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "type": "platformio-debug",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "PIO Debug",
+            "executable": "/home/kevinh/development/lora/ttgo-tbeam-ttn-tracker/.pio/build/esp32/firmware.elf",
+            "toolchainBinDir": "/home/kevinh/.platformio/packages/toolchain-xtensa32/bin",
+            "preLaunchTask": {
+                "type": "PlatformIO",
+                "task": "Pre-Debug"
+            },
+            "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "platformio-debug",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "PIO Debug (skip Pre-Debug)",
+            "executable": "/home/kevinh/development/lora/ttgo-tbeam-ttn-tracker/.pio/build/esp32/firmware.elf",
+            "toolchainBinDir": "/home/kevinh/.platformio/packages/toolchain-xtensa32/bin",
+            "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart"
+        }
+    ]
+}
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