diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ff8f85b..7f63403 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 .DS_Store
 __pycache__/
 *.pyc
+logs/
+apps/data/
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 65a39ae..777634b 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -4,6 +4,22 @@
     // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Attach to AppDaemon",
+            "type": "debugpy",
+            "request": "attach",
+            "connect": {
+                "host": "localhost",
+                "port": 5678
+            },
+            "pathMappings": [
+                {
+                    "localRoot": "${workspaceFolder}",
+                    "remoteRoot": "/conf"
+                }
+            ],
+            "justMyCode": true
+        },
         {
             "name": "Run Unit Tests",
             "type": "debugpy",
diff --git a/apps/apps.yaml b/apps/apps.yaml
index cd40adf..a56299e 100644
--- a/apps/apps.yaml
+++ b/apps/apps.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+debugger:
+  module: debugger
+  class: Debugger
+  port: 5678
+
 motion_tracker:
   module: motiontracker
   class: MotionTracker
diff --git a/apps/debugger.py b/apps/debugger.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85d53b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/debugger.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import appdaemon.plugins.hass.hassapi as hass
+import debugpy
+
+
+class Debugger(hass.Hass):
+    def initialize(self):
+        port = int(self.args.get("port", 5678))
+        try:
+            debugpy.listen(("0.0.0.0", port))
+            self.log(f"debugpy listening on port {port}")
+        except RuntimeError:
+            self.log("debugpy already listening, skipping")