diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3cb690132..abe868720 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ build
 tobject2json.node
 */.nyc*
 */test/integration/test-config*
-.vscode
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/launch.json
 .idea
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b0cc7401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "[ilg] run dev",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "runtimeArgs": [
+                "run-script",
+                "dev"
+            ],
+            "localRoot": "${workspaceFolder}/InfoLogger/",
+            "runtimeExecutable": "npm",
+            "skipFiles": [
+                "<node_internals>/**"
+            ],
+            "outputCapture": "std",
+            "type": "node",
+            "windows": {
+                "localRoot": "${workspaceFolder}\\InfoLogger\\"
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/InfoLogger/package.json b/InfoLogger/package.json
index 553e5f77a..687018ec3 100644
--- a/InfoLogger/package.json
+++ b/InfoLogger/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node index.js",
     "test": "npm run eslint && npm run mocha",
-    "dev": "nodemon --watch index.js --watch lib --watch config.js index.js",
+    "dev": "nodemon --inspect --watch index.js --watch lib --watch config.js index.js",
     "simul": "node test/live-simulator/infoLoggerServer.js",
     "eslint": "./node_modules/.bin/eslint --config eslint.config.js lib/ public/",
     "mocha": "mocha --exit $(find test -name 'mocha-*.js')",