diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 7e975a8c8..8d6d033a4 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
+# Line-endings behavior
+* text=auto
+
+# Git lfs
 *.jpg filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
 *.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
 *.jpeg filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
 *.mp4 filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.mov filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.pdf filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 2eea6a1ee..6b6717aae 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@
         "watch": false,
         "onSave": "test-src-file",
         "onStartup": ["all-tests"]
-    }
+    },
+    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8933a7a1b..a7b0b82c6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ The (internal) project-board is [here](https://github.com/orgs/hpi-sam/projects/
 
 ## Installation
 
-1. Install [NodeJs](https://nodejs.org/) (at least version 16.x) (if you need different node versions on your machine we recommend [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) or [nvm for windows](https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows))
-2. [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) should already come with NodeJs - if not install it
-3. Clone this repository
-4. Run `npm run setup` from the root folder
+1. Make sure to have [git lfs](https://git-lfs.github.com/) installed.
+2. Install [NodeJs](https://nodejs.org/) (at least version 16.x) (if you need different node versions on your machine we recommend [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) or [nvm for windows](https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows))
+3. [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) should already come with NodeJs - if not install it
+4. Clone this repository
+5. Run `npm run setup` from the root folder
+6. (Optional) We have a list of recommended [vscode](https://code.visualstudio.com/) extensions. We strongly recommend you to use them if you are developing. You can see them via [the `@recommended` filter in the extensions panel](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/extension-marketplace#_recommended-extensions).
 
 ## Starting for development
 
@@ -25,6 +27,13 @@ If you are using [vscode](https://code.visualstudio.com/), you can run the [task
 2. Open another terminal in `/frontend` and run `npm run start`
 3. Open another terminal in `/backend` and run `npm run start`
 
+## Before you commit
+
+-   We are using [git lfs](https://git-lfs.github.com/). You can see the file types that currently use git lfs in [.gitattributes](.gitattributes). If you add another binary (or very large) file type to the repository you should add it there too.
+-   To see the images stored in [git lfs](https://git-lfs.github.com/) in diff views in vscode we recommend running the following command once: `git config diff.lfs.textconv cat`.
+-   We are using [prettier](https://prettier.io/) as our code formatter. Run it via `npm run prettier` in the root to format all files and make the CI happy. Please use the [vscode extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=esbenp.prettier-vscode).
+-   We are using [eslint](https://eslint.org/) as our linter. Run it via `npm run lint:fix` in the root to lint (and auto fix if possible) all files. Please use the [vscode extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dbaeumer.vscode-eslint).
+
 ## Debugging
 
 There are already the following [debug configurations](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/debugging) for vscode saved: