diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 759344c2a..fa76acf79 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ lint:
 	cd lbry && pylint lbry
 	cd torba && pylint --rcfile=setup.cfg torba
 	cd torba && mypy --ignore-missing-imports torba
+
+idea:
+	mkdir -p .idea
+	cp -r lbry/scripts/idea/* .idea/
diff --git a/.idea/.gitignore b/lbry/scripts/idea/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from .idea/.gitignore
rename to lbry/scripts/idea/.gitignore
diff --git a/.idea/lbry-sdk.iml b/lbry/scripts/idea/lbry-sdk.iml
similarity index 100%
rename from .idea/lbry-sdk.iml
rename to lbry/scripts/idea/lbry-sdk.iml
diff --git a/.idea/modules.xml b/lbry/scripts/idea/modules.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from .idea/modules.xml
rename to lbry/scripts/idea/modules.xml
diff --git a/.idea/vcs.xml b/lbry/scripts/idea/vcs.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from .idea/vcs.xml
rename to lbry/scripts/idea/vcs.xml