diff --git a/client/example/.env b/client/example/.env
index 66f0f4788..bb5b1eebb 100644
--- a/client/example/.env
+++ b/client/example/.env
@@ -8,4 +8,8 @@ VITE_MIN_CLIENT_ID=""
 VITE_FLO_CLIENT_ID=""
 VITE_RULES_READ_TIME=30
 VITE_IS_LOCAL_DEV=true
-TACHI_NAME="Tachi Local Dev"
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+TACHI_NAME="Tachi Local Dev"
+
+# turn this off if you're on linux for actually good performance
+# this needs to be on for windows because lol lmao
+FORCE_FS_POLLING="true"
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diff --git a/client/vite.config.js b/client/vite.config.js
index 2c3810e63..2d609824a 100644
--- a/client/vite.config.js
+++ b/client/vite.config.js
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ export default defineConfig(() => {
 		server: {
 			port: 3000,
 			host: true,
+			watch: {
+				usePolling: process.env.FORCE_FS_POLLING,
+			}
 		},
 		preview: {
 			port: 3000,