diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 075dad8f..a3c7c317 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ version~
 # IDE files
 .idea/
 *.sw*
-/.vscode
-.vscode/
-/.vscode/
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
 /build/
 
 # __pycache__ files (API tests)
diff --git a/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json b/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..901ccbde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Linux",
+            "includePath": [
+                "${workspaceFolder}/src/**"
+            ],
+            "compileCommands": "${workspaceFolder}/build/compile_commands.json",
+            "defines": [],
+            "compilerPath": "/usr/bin/gcc",
+            "cStandard": "gnu17",
+            "cppStandard": "gnu++17",
+            "intelliSenseMode": "linux-gcc-x64",
+            "configurationProvider": "ms-vscode.cmake-tools"
+        }
+    ],
+    "version": 4
+}
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