diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 02e3dad2b4..0af6defd96 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ node_modules
 .idea
 .task
 .vs/
-.vscode
 *.DS_Store
 *.env
 *.pdb
@@ -13,4 +12,4 @@ node_modules
 /output
 /build
 
-*storybook.log
\ No newline at end of file
+*storybook.log
diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b308e58914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "recommendations": [
+    "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..095a698a13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "eslint.run": "onSave",
+  "eslint.validate": ["javascript", "typescript"],
+  "files.insertFinalNewline": true,
+  "[go]": {
+    "editor.formatOnSave": true
+  },
+  "[javascript]": {
+    "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
+      "source.fixAll.eslint": "always"
+    },
+  },
+  "[typescript]": {
+    "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
+      "source.fixAll.eslint": "always"
+    },
+  },
+}
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 6d364e1dda..ca9d6f7653 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -20,4 +20,8 @@ again.
 All submissions, including submissions by project members, require review. We
 use GitHub pull requests for this purpose. Consult
 [GitHub Help](https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-requests/) for more
-information on using pull requests.
\ No newline at end of file
+information on using pull requests.
+
+## Setup: VSCode
+
+Make sure to go to the `Extensions` tab and install the recommended extensions!