Vagrant file resync: Vagrant Box does not update new content in text editor

Question

I don't know real detailed specifics about vagrant settings but after I tried to resync my box when it started up. The vagrant box won't update the content I changed from my text editor to the box after the box is booted and before it is stopped and rebooted again. The command I used is below:

config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/vagrant", type: "rsync"

I needed to resync because my rails server is running slowly on my machine locally. I was wondering:

1) Is this the behavior expected?

2) Are there other options to speed up my rails server so it doesn't take 1 second for every javascript file to load?

Answer 1

With your configuration you'll need:

$ vagrant up
$ vagrant rsync-auto

And at other terminal you can do:

$ vagrant ssh

And your app folder must be updated on virtual machine when you change at your develop environment.

But, I config my sync folders with Vagrant basic usage, it means without type option (let vagrant chose the best type, also it keeps sync):

config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/vagrant"

And I use one terminal for vagrant stuff, with only these commands:

$ vagrant up
$ vagrant ssh

Answer 1) If you need use rsync, yes this is the behavior expected: folders will not been updated unless you start vagrant rsync-auto (I've tested this option)

Answer 2) You must expect a degradation on performance running a virtual machine, because you had limited some memory and cpu processors (unless you are running on Windows OS -I don't test it-).

Answer 2

Please make sure:

1. rsync.exe on the path
2. The rsync or rsync-auto command is used to start vagrant, Without running these commands, Vagrant only syncs the folders on vagrant up or vagrant reload