title: How to fix: The feature watch recursively is unavailable on the current platform, which is being used to run Node.js
body: <p>I am trying to run a typescript express.js in a docker container. After running the docker I get the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&gt; ts-node-dev src/app.ts
  
  Using ts-node version 8.10.1, typescript version 3.9.2
  TypeError [ERR_FEATURE_UNAVAILABLE_ON_PLATFORM]: The feature watch recursively is unavailable on the current platform, which is being used to run Node.js
      at Object.watch (fs.js:1441:11)
      at add (/app/node_modules/filewatcher/index.js:74:34)
      at /app/node_modules/filewatcher/index.js:93:5
      at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (fs.js:176:5)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>my Dockerfile:</p>
  
  <pre><code>FROM node:alpine
  
  WORKDIR /app
  COPY package.json .
  RUN npm install
  COPY . .
  
  CMD ["npm","start"]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and the package.json file:</p>
  
  <pre><code>{
    "name": "app-name",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "Init master",
    "main": "src/app.ts",
    "scripts": {
      "build": "./node_modules/.bin/tsc",
      "start": "ts-node-dev src/app.ts"
    },
    "repository": {
      "type": "git",
      "url": "https://*****@dev.azure.com/********"
    },
    "author": "",
    "license": "ISC",
    "dependencies": {
      "celebrate": "^12.1.1",
      "colors": "^1.4.0",
      "cors": "^2.8.5",
      "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
      "event-dispatch": "^0.4.1",
      "eventemitter3": "^4.0.0",
      "express": "^4.17.1",
      "helmet": "^3.22.0",
      "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
      "moment": "^2.25.3",
      "mongoose": "^5.9.13",
      "morgan": "^1.10.0",
      "ms": "^2.1.2",
      "pbkdf2": "^3.0.17",
      "redis": "^3.0.2",
      "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",
      "status-code-enum": "^1.0.0",
      "swagger-jsdoc": "^4.0.0",
      "swagger-ui-express": "^4.1.4",
      "ts-node": "^8.10.1",
      "typedi": "^0.8.0",
      "uuid": "^8.0.0",
      "winston": "^3.2.1"
    },
    "devDependencies": {
      "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
      "@types/mongoose": "^5.7.16",
      "@types/node": "^13.13.5",
      "ts-node-dev": "^1.0.0-pre.44",
      "typescript": "^3.8.3"
    }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>P.S. I have decided to include the fix:</strong>
  change the Dockerfile:</p>
  
  <pre><code>FROM node:lts-alpine
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and change the package.json:</p>
  
  <pre><code>"start": "ts-node-dev src/app.ts --poll"
  </code></pre>