diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7889df77b1..7a745b1279 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ _test
 /gitea_*
 
 # MS VSCode
-.vscode
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
 __debug_bin*
 
 *.cgo1.go
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6983aacce4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "go.buildTags": "sqlite,sqlite_unlock_notify",
+}