diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6b97509b46..2b3388daf5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ terraform*
 .env.test.local
 .env.production.local
 .idea/
-.vscode/
-cadet-frontend.iml
 
 npm-debug.log*
 .eslintcache
@@ -50,3 +48,6 @@ yarn-error.log
 
 #!.yarn/cache
 .pnp.*
+
+# We use .node-version
+/.tool-versions
diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
deleted file mode 100755
index 1a3e61bfce..0000000000
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-nodejs v20.18.1
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f849d81a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+  "eslint.useFlatConfig": true,
+  "files.insertFinalNewline": true,
+  "liveServer.settings.file": "/index.html",
+  "liveServer.settings.NoBrowser": true,
+  "liveServer.settings.root": "/build"
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d2f81f9876..16ebdfb83d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ The Source Academy (<https://sourceacademy.org/>) is an immersive online experie
 
 1. Install the version of Node.js as specified in the `.node-version` file
 
-1. Install Python (known working versions: `2.7`, `3.8`, `3.9`, `3.10`) – **Note: Python `3.11` does not work**
-
 1. Clone this repository and navigate to it using your command line
 
-1. Install the version of `yarn` as specified in `package.json`, `packageManager`. On macos, you may need to run `corepack enable`.
+1. Install the version of `yarn` as specified in `package.json`, `packageManager`. 
+
+   > We recommend using `corepack` to manage the version of `yarn`, you may simply run `corepack enable` to complete this step.
 
 1. Run `yarn install` to install dependencies.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dcffc10b68..b56d31000b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -167,9 +167,6 @@
     "url": "^0.11.1",
     "webpack-bundle-analyzer": "^4.9.0"
   },
-  "resolutions": {
-    "gl": "^8.0.2"
-  },
   "browserslist": {
     "production": [
       "Firefox ESR",