From b4b4ecf1f55e0a91b1be86c6c5113740c05e0fe9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CoRNeRNoTe <cornernote@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:38:09 +1030
Subject: [PATCH] document adding server.hmr.host=localhost to vite.config.js

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 README.md | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b9a2b4b24..461d9d7ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,21 @@ This configuration should be able to compile assets with both [laravel mix](http
 },
 ```
 
+When running the Vite development server within docker on Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2), you should add `server.hmr.host=localhost` to your `vite.config.js` file to ensure the browser can communicate with the development server:
+
+```js
+// ...
+ 
+export default defineConfig({
+    // ...
+    server: { 
+        hmr: {
+            host: 'localhost',
+        },
+    }, 
+});
+```
+
 Then, run the following commands to install your dependencies and start the dev server:
 
 - `docker-compose run --rm npm install`