diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index c9dd596..4b0bfdf 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
         {
-            "name": "Fuchs: Debug ASP.NET Core",
+            "name": "Fuchs: Debug (Debug config, Development env)",
             "type": "coreclr",
             "request": "launch",
             "preLaunchTask": "build Fuchs",
@@ -23,6 +23,29 @@
             "sourceFileMap": {
                 "/Views": "${workspaceFolder}/Fuchs/Views"
             }
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Fuchs: Launch (Release config, Production env)",
+            "type": "coreclr",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "preLaunchTask": "build Fuchs Release",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/Fuchs/bin/Release/net10.0/Fuchs.dll",
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/Fuchs",
+            "stopAtEntry": false,
+            "justMyCode": true,
+            "serverReadyAction": {
+                "action": "openExternally",
+                "pattern": "\\bNow listening on:\\s+(https?://\\S+)",
+                "uriFormat": "%s"
+            },
+            "env": {
+                "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Production",
+                "ASPNETCORE_URLS": "https://localhost:63661;http://localhost:63662"
+            },
+            "sourceFileMap": {
+                "/Views": "${workspaceFolder}/Fuchs/Views"
+            }
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 2eafdfa..c6d59c3 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -19,6 +19,21 @@
                 "isDefault": true
             }
         },
+        {
+            "label": "build Fuchs Release",
+            "type": "process",
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "args": [
+                "build",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/Fuchs/Fuchs.csproj",
+                "--configuration",
+                "Release",
+                "/p:RestoreIgnoreFailedSources=true",
+                "/p:RestoreConfigFile=${workspaceFolder}/NuGet.config"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
+            "group": "build"
+        },
         {
             "label": "gulp: all",
             "type": "shell",