diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a5ce4626..fff303c7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# Object files output by the assembler
-/build
-
 # Generated binary
 pihole-FTL
 
@@ -11,13 +8,16 @@ version*
 /cmake/
 /cmake-build-debug/
 /cmake-build-release/
-/cmake/
 
 # IDE files
 .idea/
 *.sw*
 .vscode/
+/build/
 
 # MAC->Vendor database files
 tools/manuf.data
 tools/macvendor.db
+
+# Test dependencies
+/node_modules/
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d5c6720d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+        // Configure glob patterns for excluding files and folders.
+        // For example, the files explorer decides which files and folders to show
+        // or hide based on this setting.
+        // Read more about glob patterns [here](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/codebasics#_advanced-search-options).
+        "files.exclude": {
+                ".git": true,
+                "cmake": true,
+                "build": true,
+                "node_modules": true,
+                "src/api/docs/hex": true
+        },
+        // Configure glob patterns of file paths to exclude from file watching.
+        // Patterns must match on absolute paths
+        // (i.e. prefix with ** or the full path to match properly).
+        // Changing this setting requires a restart.
+        // When you experience Code consuming lots of cpu time on startup,
+        // you can exclude large folders to reduce the initial load.
+        "files.watcherExclude": {
+          "**/.git/objects/**": true,
+          "**/.git/subtree-cache/**": true,
+          "cmake/*/**": true,
+          "**/node_modules/*/**": true
+        }
+}
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