diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index cd448218..f525061c 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       "name": ".NET Core Launch (web)",
       "type": "coreclr",
       "request": "launch",
-      "preLaunchTask": "build",
+      "preLaunchTask": "build debug",
       // If you have changed target frameworks, make sure to update the program path.
       //#### THIS MEANS YOU JOHNNY!  If the debugger fails this is the issue
       "program": "${workspaceFolder}/server/AyaNova/bin/Debug/net6.0/AyaNova.dll",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         "AYANOVA_DATA_PATH": "c:\\temp\\ravendata",
         "AYANOVA_USE_URLS": "http://*:7575;",
         //"AYANOVA_PERMANENTLY_ERASE_DATABASE":"true",
-        "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE": "true",
+        "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE": "false",
         //"AYANOVA_REPORT_RENDERING_TIMEOUT":"60",
         "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE_SEEDLEVEL": "small",
         "AYANOVA_BACKUP_PG_DUMP_PATH": "C:\\data\\code\\postgres_14\\bin\\"
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 7bda4df0..2f0fab37 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "version": "2.0.0",
     "tasks": [
         {
-            "label": "build",
+            "label": "build debug",
             "command": "dotnet",
             "type": "process",
             "args": [
@@ -14,6 +14,22 @@
                 "kind": "build",
                 "isDefault": true
             }
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "build release",
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "type": "process",
+            "args": [
+                "build",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/server/AyaNova/AyaNova.csproj",
+                "-c",
+                "Release"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            }
         }
     ]
 }
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