diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7ecaa3ce..3dbe7aa9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ sshj.jar
 
 # MacOS X
 .DS_Store
+
+# VSCode
+.metals/
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b7540d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "java.checkstyle.configuration": "${workspaceFolder}/gradle/config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml",
+    "files.watcherExclude": {
+        "**/target": true
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sshj.code-workspace b/sshj.code-workspace
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5eff6c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sshj.code-workspace
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+	"folders": [
+		{
+			"path": "."
+		}
+	],
+	"settings": {
+		"java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "automatic",
+	}
+}