diff --git a/tutorials/hello-world/.gitignore b/tutorials/hello-world/.gitignore
index b512c09d4..d37b538b6 100644
--- a/tutorials/hello-world/.gitignore
+++ b/tutorials/hello-world/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-node_modules
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+node_modules
+!.vscode
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diff --git a/tutorials/hello-world/.vscode/launch.json b/tutorials/hello-world/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d25274624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/hello-world/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "type": "pwa-node",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Nodeapp with Dapr",
+            "skipFiles": [
+                "<node_internals>/**"
+            ],
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/node/app.js",
+            "preLaunchTask": "daprd-debug-node",
+            "postDebugTask": "daprd-down-node"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "python",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Pythonapp with Dapr",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/python/app.py",   
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "preLaunchTask": "daprd-debug-python",
+            "postDebugTask": "daprd-down-python"
+        }
+    ],
+    "compounds": [
+        {
+            "name": "Node/Python Dapr",
+            "configurations": ["Nodeapp with Dapr","Pythonapp with Dapr"]
+                }
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/tutorials/hello-world/.vscode/tasks.json b/tutorials/hello-world/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32a2da1d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/hello-world/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+	"version": "2.0.0",
+	"tasks": [
+		{
+			"appId": "nodeapp",
+			"appPort": 3000,
+			"httpPort": 3500,
+			"metricsPort": 9090,
+			"label": "daprd-debug-node",
+			"type": "daprd"
+		},
+		{
+			"appId": "nodeapp",
+			"label": "daprd-down-node",
+			"type": "daprd-down"
+		},
+		{
+			"appId": "pythonapp",
+			"httpPort": 53109,
+			"grpcPort": 53317,
+			"metricsPort": 9091,
+			"label": "daprd-debug-python",
+			"type": "daprd"
+		},
+		{
+			"appId": "pythonapp",
+			"label": "daprd-down-python",
+			"type": "daprd-down"
+		}
+	]
+}
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