diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42e61c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Ignore everything in the .venv folder
+.venv/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23830fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "git.ignoreLimitWarning": true
+}
diff --git a/backend/server/requirements.txt b/backend/server/requirements.txt
index 41a4747..225506d 100644
--- a/backend/server/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/server/requirements.txt
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ psycopg2-binary
 Pillow
 whitenoise
 django-resized
-django-geojson
\ No newline at end of file
+django-geojson
+setuptools
\ No newline at end of file