diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0cab2ac..05a5ad5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -64,3 +64,5 @@ yarn-error.log
 
 # testing
 /coverage
+
+private_key.pepk
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..385f27a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "interactive"
+}