diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index aeb76e00..3ba828ab 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ skip_commits:
     - .tx/*
     - webclient/*
     - .*ignore
+    - .codacy.yml
     - .gitlab-ci.yml
     - .travis.yml
     - '*.md'
diff --git a/.codacy.yml b/.codacy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c885b6fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codacy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+exclude_paths:
+  - '**/translations/*.ts'
+  
+  # see https://support.codacy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002130625-Codacy-Configuration-File
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