diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
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+{
+  // Use IntelliSense to find out which attributes exist for C# debugging
+  // Use hover for the description of the existing attributes
+  // For further information visit https://github.com/OmniSharp/omnisharp-vscode/blob/master/debugger-launchjson.md
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+
+    {
+      "name": ".NET Core Launch (web)",
+      "type": "coreclr",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "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": "${workspaceFolder}/server/bin/Debug/net6.0/sockeye.dll",
+      "args": [],
+      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/server",
+      "stopAtEntry": false,
+      "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart",
+      // Enable launching a web browser when ASP.NET Core starts. For more information: https://aka.ms/VSCode-CS-LaunchJson-WebBrowser
+      //this needs to be tweaked probably
+      //https://github.com/OmniSharp/omnisharp-vscode/blob/master/debugger-launchjson.md#starting-a-web-browser
+      "serverReadyAction": {
+        "action": "openExternally",
+        "pattern": "^\\s*Now listening on:\\s+(https?://\\S+)"
+      },
+
+    
+
+      "env": {
+        //############ PERPETUAL BLOCK ######################
+        //   "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development",
+        "SOCKEYE_JWT_SECRET": "1111111MyRandom32CharacterSecret",
+        "SOCKEYE_LOG_LEVEL": "Info",
+        //"SOCKEYE_LOG_LEVEL": "Debug",
+        //"SOCKEYE_LOG_LEVEL": "Trace",
+        "SOCKEYE_DEFAULT_TRANSLATION": "en",
+        "SOCKEYE_DB_CONNECTION": "Server=localhost;Username=postgres;Password=sockeye;Database=sockeye;CommandTimeout=300;",
+        "SOCKEYE_DATA_PATH": "c:\\temp\\sockeye",
+        "SOCKEYE_USE_URLS": "http://*:7676;",
+        "SOCKEYE_PERMANENTLY_ERASE_DATABASE":"true",
+        //"SOCKEYE_REMOVE_LICENSE_FROM_DB":"true",
+        //"SOCKEYE_REPORT_RENDERING_TIMEOUT":"1",
+        "SOCKEYE_BACKUP_PG_DUMP_PATH": "C:\\data\\code\\postgres_14\\bin"
+      },
+      "sourceFileMap": {
+        "/Views": "${workspaceFolder}/Views"
+      }
+    },
+ 
+    {
+      "name": ".NET Core Attach",
+      "type": "coreclr",
+      "request": "attach",
+      "processId": "${command:pickProcess}"
+    }
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
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+{
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "build debug",
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "type": "process",
+            "args": [
+                "build",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/server/sockeye.csproj"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            }
+        },        
+        {
+            "label": "build release",
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "type": "process",
+            "args": [
+                "build",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/server/sockeye.csproj",
+                "-c",
+                "Release"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+}
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