Browser-sync: Throw Error when used gulp.watch()

Created on 17 Aug 2014 · 6Comments · Source: BrowserSync/browser-sync

events.js:72
throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
^
Error: watch ENOSPC
at errnoException (fs.js:1024:11)
at FSWatcher.start (fs.js:1056:11)
at Object.fs.watch (fs.js:1081:11)
at Gaze._watchDir (/home/xxx/xxx/tools/gulp/node_modules/browser-sync/node_modules/glob-watcher/node_modules/gaze/lib/gaze.js:289:30)

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MillerRen

Most helpful comment

If on Ubuntu, running the following command might solve the problem:
echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf && sudo sysctl -p

Reference:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16748737/grunt-watch-error-waiting-fatal-error-watch-enospc

amoswachanga on 2 May 2015

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Same problem :(

AdsonCicilioti on 17 Mar 2015

If on Ubuntu, running the following command might solve the problem:
echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf && sudo sysctl -p

Reference:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16748737/grunt-watch-error-waiting-fatal-error-watch-enospc

amoswachanga on 2 May 2015

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Yes @amoswachanga . I'm using this solution and work fine now. Thx!

AdsonCicilioti on 2 May 2015

Thanks for the fix @amoswachanga