From 22cb4b7b320428378633a3044f07a548dbbc8dc2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthew Phillips <matthew@skypack.dev>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:59:31 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Prevent watcher from running during the build (#3207)

* Prevent watcher from running during the build

* Adds a changeset
---
 .changeset/big-ducks-search.md         | 5 +++++
 packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/big-ducks-search.md

diff --git a/.changeset/big-ducks-search.md b/.changeset/big-ducks-search.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..917145081f4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/big-ducks-search.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Disables file watching during the build
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
index 982421043ee6..cbb9bd0ddb74 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ export async function createVite(
 			proxy: {
 				// add proxies here
 			},
+			watch: {
+				// Prevent watching during the build to speed it up
+				ignored: mode === 'build' ? ['**'] : undefined,
+			}
 		},
 		css: {
 			postcss: astroConfig.style.postcss || {},