1// FOR AdonisJS 4.1 AND LOWER VERSION
2// in package.json add
3...
4  "scripts": {
5    "dev": "adonis serve --dev --debug",
6  }
7...
8// then create a launch.json file under .vscode folder in root
9{
10  "version": "0.2.0",
11  "configurations": [
12    {
13      "type": "node",
14      "request": "launch",
15      "name": "Debug Application",
16      "runtimeExecutable": "npm",
17      "runtimeArgs": [
18        "run",
19        "dev"
20      ],
21      "port": 9229,
22      "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart"
23    }
24  ]
25}
26// then it is ready to run