Options to migrate from virtualbox Lubuntu to something that doesn't freeze

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Hi everyone,

Problem:
I am having some problems lately with my virtualbox that freezes every time i use vscode with mix phx.server together.

Options: So i am wondering what options do I have to move away from virtualbox.

Situation: My current OS is windows 10 and i was using the virtualbox on top with Lubuntu.

Also would docker be of any help in this situation?

Any suggestions or experiences are welcomed.

Thanks in advance

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your issue is most likely with phoenix_live_reload which uses inotify out of the box - which doesn’t play nice with virtualboxes (long standing bug (in virtualbox) afaik)

so try and config for :fs_poll https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_reload#backends and see if it helps…

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Thanks @outlog for the link. After I used the following config:

config :phoenix_live_reload,
  backend: :fs_poll

The freezing has stopped and i can finally use my Lubuntu now.

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