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docker compose watch syncs files without a bind mount

Bind mounts on macOS are slow, and they pull the host's node_modules into the container. watch copies your changes in, and can rebuild when the files that need it change.

services:
  web:
    build: .
    develop:
      watch:
        - action: sync
          path: ./src
          target: /app/src
        - action: rebuild
          path: package.json

Run docker compose watch instead of up. Edits land in a fraction of a second, and the container keeps its own dependencies.

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