diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 501a41241..d14af01c9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pio_local.ini
 # OS specific
 .DS_Store
 *Thumbs.db
+.directory
 
 # project specfic
 /scripts/stackdmp.txt
@@ -25,4 +26,6 @@ emsesp
 /interface/build
 /interface/node_modules
 /interface/.eslintcache
-
+# /interface/package-lock.json # this file will be modified by npm! What can we do here?
+package-lock.json
+package.json
diff --git a/workspace.code-workspace b/workspace.code-workspace
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..876a1499c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspace.code-workspace
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+	"folders": [
+		{
+			"path": "."
+		}
+	],
+	"settings": {}
+}
\ No newline at end of file