diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cf9fc82b..b1baee7c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ bin/
 vendor/
 build/_output/
 .vscode/
+!.vscode/launch.json
 
 kubeconfig_*
 coverage*.out
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a046f65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Launch Package",
+            "type": "go",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "mode": "auto",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/main.go",
+            "args": ["--kubeconfig=${workspaceFolder}/kubeconfig_cluster1", "controller", "--namespace=open-cluster-management"],
+            "env": {
+                "CONFIG_POLICY_CONTROLLER_IMAGE": "quay.io/open-cluster-management/config-policy-controller:latest",
+                "KUBE_RBAC_PROXY_IMAGE": "registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-kube-rbac-proxy:v4.10",
+                "GOVERNANCE_POLICY_FRAMEWORK_ADDON_IMAGE": "quay.io/open-cluster-management/governance-policy-framework-addon:latest",
+                "KUBECONFIG": "${workspaceFolder}/kubeconfig_cluster1",
+            }
+        },
+        // Set FDescribe or FIt on the test to debug. Then set the desired breakpoint.
+        {
+            "name": "Launch Test Function (instructions in launch.json)",
+            "type": "go",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "mode": "auto",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go",
+            "args": [
+                "-ginkgo.debug",
+                "-ginkgo.v"
+            ],
+        },
+    ]
+}
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