diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index c407ba5604..ce9e0a20d3 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -204,6 +204,17 @@
             },
             "preLaunchTask": "buildSso",
         },
+        {
+            "name": "Seeder API",
+            "configurations": [
+                "run-SeederAPI"
+            ],
+            "presentation": {
+                "hidden": false,
+                "group": "cloud",
+            },
+            "preLaunchTask": "buildSeederAPI",
+        },
         {
             "name": "Admin Self Host",
             "configurations": [
@@ -270,6 +281,17 @@
             },
             "preLaunchTask": "buildSso",
         },
+        {
+            "name": "Seeder API Self Host",
+            "configurations": [
+                "run-SeederAPI-SelfHost"
+            ],
+            "presentation": {
+                "hidden": false,
+                "group": "self-host",
+            },
+            "preLaunchTask": "buildSeederAPI",
+        }
     ],
     "configurations": [
         // Configurations represent run-only scenarios so that they can be used in multiple compounds
@@ -311,6 +333,25 @@
                 "/Views": "${workspaceFolder}/Views"
             }
         },
+        {
+            "name": "run-SeederAPI",
+            "presentation": {
+                "hidden": true,
+            },
+            "requireExactSource": true,
+            "type": "coreclr",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/util/SeederApi/bin/Debug/net8.0/SeederApi.dll",
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/util/SeederApi",
+            "stopAtEntry": false,
+            "env": {
+                "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development",
+            },
+            "sourceFileMap": {
+                "/Views": "${workspaceFolder}/Views"
+            }
+        },
         {
             "name": "run-Billing",
             "presentation": {
@@ -488,6 +529,27 @@
                 "/Views": "${workspaceFolder}/Views"
             }
         },
+        {
+            "name": "run-SeederAPI-SelfHost",
+            "presentation": {
+                "hidden": true,
+            },
+            "requireExactSource": true,
+            "type": "coreclr",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/util/SeederApi/bin/Debug/net8.0/SeederApi.dll",
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/util/SeederApi",
+            "stopAtEntry": false,
+            "env": {
+                "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development",
+                "ASPNETCORE_URLS": "http://localhost:5048",
+                "developSelfHosted": "true",
+            },
+            "sourceFileMap": {
+                "/Views": "${workspaceFolder}/Views"
+            }
+        },
         {
             "name": "run-Admin-SelfHost",
             "presentation": {
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 567f9b6e58..64824ca22d 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
                 "buildSso",
                 "buildIcons",
                 "buildBilling",
-                "buildNotifications",
+                "buildNotifications"
             ],
         },
         {
@@ -186,6 +186,23 @@
                 "isDefault": true
             }
         },
+        {
+            "label": "buildSeederAPI",
+            "hide": true,
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "type": "process",
+            "args": [
+                "build",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/util/SeederApi/SeederApi.csproj",
+                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+                "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            }
+        },
         {
             "label": "buildNotifications",
             "hide": true,
diff --git a/util/SeederApi/Properties/launchSettings.json b/util/SeederApi/Properties/launchSettings.json
index ecb2583d97..105d470068 100644
--- a/util/SeederApi/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/util/SeederApi/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "windowsAuthentication": false,
     "anonymousAuthentication": true,
     "iisExpress": {
-      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:50467",
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:5047",
       "sslPort": 0
     }
   },
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@
         "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
       }
     },
+    "SeederApi-SelfHost": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "dotnetRunMessages": true,
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:5048",
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development",
+        "developSelfHosted": "true"
+      }
+    },
     "IIS Express": {
       "commandName": "IISExpress",
       "launchBrowser": true,