diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 932d850627a..10e612508cd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@
 .ruby-gemset
 .tool-versions
 
-# Likewise, there is a .vscode-sample for VSCode config
-.vscode
+# Likewise, there are sample files for VSCode config
+/.vscode/*
+!/.vscode/extensions.json
+!/.vscode/*.sample
 
 # Front-end
 dist
diff --git a/.vscode-sample/extensions.json b/.vscode-sample/extensions.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 86c6cd8f91c..00000000000
--- a/.vscode-sample/extensions.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{
-  // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=827846 to learn about workspace recommendations.
-  // Extension identifier format: ${publisher}.${name}. Example: vscode.csharp
-
-  // List of extensions which should be recommended for users of this workspace.
-  "recommendations": [
-    "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
-    "typed-ember.glint-vscode",
-    "chiragpat.vscode-glimmer",
-    "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint"
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/.vscode-sample/launch.json b/.vscode-sample/launch.json
deleted file mode 100644
index e1231a270ff..00000000000
--- a/.vscode-sample/launch.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-{
-    // 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": [
-        {
-            "name": "Discourse",
-            "type": "Ruby",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "cwd": "/home/discourse/workspace/discourse", 
-            // run bundle install before rails server
-            "preLaunchTask": "Prepare discourse",
-            "env": { "DISCOURSE_DEV_HOSTS": "${env:CLOUDENV_ENVIRONMENT_ID}-9292.apps.codespaces.githubusercontent.com", "UNICORN_BIND_ALL": "1", "UNICORN_WORKERS": "4", "DISCOURSE_DEV_ALLOW_ANON_TO_IMPERSONATE": "1" },
-            "program": "bin/unicorn",
-            "args": ["-x"],
-        }
-    ]
-}
diff --git a/.vscode-sample/settings.json b/.vscode-sample/settings.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 5650eb57a33..00000000000
--- a/.vscode-sample/settings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "[gjs]": {
-    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
-  },
-  "[gts]": {
-    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
-  },
-  "eslint.validate": [
-    "glimmer-js",
-    "glimmer-ts"
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/.vscode-sample/tasks.json b/.vscode-sample/tasks.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ad8af2fea27..00000000000
--- a/.vscode-sample/tasks.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{
-    // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
-    // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
-    "version": "2.0.0",
-    "tasks": [
-        {
-            "label": "Prepare discourse",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "cd /home/discourse/workspace/discourse && bundle install && yarn && bin/rake db:migrate"
-        }, 
-    ], 
-}
diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ea3050050f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  // List of extensions which should be recommended for users of this workspace.
+  "recommendations": [
+    "Shopify.ruby-lsp",
+    "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+    "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
+    "ruby-syntax-tree.vscode-syntax-tree",
+    "lifeart.vscode-glimmer-syntax"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json.sample b/.vscode/settings.json.sample
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b11a0f3352a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{
+  // Enable gjs support for eslint
+  "eslint.validate": [
+    "glimmer-js",
+  ],
+
+  // Formatter configuration:
+  "[scss]": {
+    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
+  },
+  "[javascript]": {
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+    "editor.formatOnSave": true
+  },
+  "[glimmer-js]": {
+    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
+  },
+  "[ruby]": {
+    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "ruby-syntax-tree.vscode-syntax-tree"
+  },
+  "[handlebars]": {
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+    "editor.formatOnSave": true
+  },
+
+  // eslint fix on save
+  "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
+    "source.fixAll": "explicit"
+  },
+
+  "task.autoDetect": "off",
+  "eslint.debug": false,
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json.sample b/.vscode/tasks.json.sample
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea802ffa622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+{
+  // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+  // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
+  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "tasks": [
+    {
+      "label": "deps/yarn",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "yarn install",
+      "presentation": {
+        "reveal": "always",
+        "group": "deps",
+        "close": true
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": []
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "deps/bundle",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "bundle install",
+      "presentation": {
+        "reveal": "always",
+        "group": "deps",
+        "close": true
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": []
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "deps/all",
+      "dependsOn": [
+        "deps/yarn",
+        "deps/bundle"
+      ],
+      "problemMatcher": []
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "dev/migrate",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "bin/rake db:create db:migrate",
+      "options": {
+        "env":{
+          "SKIP_MULTISITE": "1",
+          "SKIP_TEST_DATABASE": "1"
+        }
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": []
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "dev/server",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "bin/ember-cli -u",
+      "options": {
+        "env":{
+          "DISCOURSE_DEV_ALLOW_ANON_TO_IMPERSONATE": "1"
+        }
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": [],
+      "isBackground": true
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "shortcuts/boot-dev",
+      "dependsOn": [
+        "deps/all",
+        "dev/migrate",
+        "dev/server"
+      ],
+      "dependsOrder": "sequence",
+      "problemMatcher": [],
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": true
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "spec/migrate",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "RAILS_ENV=test bin/rake db:create db:migrate parallel:create parallel:migrate",
+      "problemMatcher": [],
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "spec/run-all",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "bin/turbo_rspec",
+      "problemMatcher": [],
+    },
+  ], 
+}