diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dd24d4d..6978b4c 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ build/
 .DS_Store
 gigawallet.db*
 events.log
+
+# local copy of devconf.toml
+localconf.toml
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index bac8835..2552a00 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
                 "server"
             ],
             "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
-            "env": {"CONFIGOR_DEBUG_MODE":"true","GIGA_ENV":"devconf"}
+            // GIGA_ENV sets config file to localconf.toml
+            "env": {"CONFIGOR_DEBUG_MODE":"true","GIGA_ENV":"localconf"}
         }
     ]
 }
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