JosiahSiegel/docker-watch-mode-2025
plugins/azure-to-docker-master/skills/docker-watch-mode-2025/SKILL.md
Docker Compose Watch mode for hot reload during local development (2025 GA). PROACTIVELY activate for: (1) docker compose watch setup, (2) watch action types (sync, rebuild, sync+restart, sync+exec), (3) configuring path filters and ignore patterns, (4) hot-reload for Node/Python/Go/Rust apps in Compose, (5) sync-only vs rebuild trade-offs, (6) using watch with profiles, (7) debugging watch mode (verbose logs), (8) integrating watch with bind mounts, (9) Compose watch vs nodemon/air/cargo-watch. Provides: watch action reference, per-language hot-reload examples, path filter patterns, and troubleshooting steps.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- docker-watch-mode-2025
- description:
- |
- PROACTIVELY activate for:
- (1) docker compose watch setup, (2) watch action types (sync, rebuild, sync+restart, sync+exec), (3) configuring path filters and ignore patterns, (4) hot-reload for Node/Python/Go/Rust apps in Compose, (5) sync-only vs rebuild trade-offs, (6) using watch with profiles, (7) debugging watch mode (verbose logs), (8) integrating watch with bind mounts, (9) Compose watch vs nodemon/air/cargo-watch.
- Provides:
- watch action reference, per-language hot-reload examples, path filter patterns, and troubleshooting steps.
Docker Compose Watch Mode (2025 GA)
Docker Compose Watch enables automatic hot reload during local development by synchronizing file changes instantly without manual container restarts.
Three Watch Actions
1. sync - Hot Reload
For frameworks with hot reload (React, Next.js, Node.js, Flask). Copies changed files directly into running container.
2. rebuild - Compilation
For compiled languages (Go, Rust, Java) or dependency changes. Rebuilds image and recreates container when files change.
3. sync+restart - Config Changes
For configuration files requiring restart. Syncs files and restarts container.
Core Procedure
- Confirm the app already starts with
docker compose upbefore adding watch rules. - Prefer
syncfor source directories when the runtime already reloads files. - Use
rebuildfor dependency manifests, Dockerfiles, compiled artifacts, or base-image changes. - Use
sync+restartfor configuration files that are read only at process startup. - Add narrow
ignorerules for dependency folders, build outputs, VCS folders, caches, secrets, and generated files. - Run
docker compose up --watchand verify both fast source edits and dependency changes.
Usage
services:
frontend:
build: ./frontend
develop:
watch:
- action: sync
path: ./frontend/src
target: /app/src
ignore: [node_modules/, .git/, dist/]
- action: rebuild
path: ./frontend/package.json
Start with: docker compose up --watch.
Troubleshooting Checklist
- Change not detected: verify the watched path is relative to the Compose file and not excluded by
ignore. - Hot reload not firing: confirm the application inside the container has its own watcher enabled.
- Container restarts too often: split source
syncfrom manifestrebuildrules. - File ownership issues: prefer named volumes for dependency directories and sync only application code.
- Slow sync: narrow watched paths and exclude build outputs or large generated folders.
References
Use docker compose watch --help and Docker's Compose Watch documentation for the current action set and CLI flags. Pair this skill with compose-patterns-2025 when watch rules interact with service dependencies, profiles, networks, or volumes.
Benefits
- Better performance than broad bind mounts
- Fewer host/container file permission issues
- Intelligent syncing with rebuild capability
- Works across supported Docker Desktop and Compose platforms
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