diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48c295029f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible 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": "launch",
+            "name": "CherryPick",
+            "skipFiles": [
+                "<node_internals>/**"
+            ],
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/packages/backend/built/boot/entry.js"
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 0ceec23acd..1f564bdbf9 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
 	"editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
 		"source.fixAll": "explicit"
 	},
-	"editor.formatOnSave": false
+	"editor.formatOnSave": false,
+	"npm.packageManager": "pnpm"
 }
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bae6605fee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+	"version": "2.0.0",
+	"tasks": [
+		{
+			"type": "npm",
+			"script": "build",
+			"group": {
+				"kind": "build",
+				"isDefault": true
+			},
+			"problemMatcher": [],
+			"label": "pnpm: build",
+			"detail": "pnpm build-pre && pnpm -r build && pnpm build-assets"
+		}
+	]
+}