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Configure inotify to correctly run watchman on Debian 9 Stretch
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Configure inotify to correctly run watchman

Install packages

sudo aptitude install inotify-tools

Configure max user watches

The default maximum user watches is 8192. Double that number by running the command as root:

echo 16384 > /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches

Start watchman

Test that is works by running your web project/server. The error message should now be suppressed.

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