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Here's a snippet from my helm module configuration:
```devMode:
  sync:
    - source: .
      target: /app
      exclude: [.vscode, .github, .husky, "node_modules", node_modules]
      mode: one-way-safe
```
the container module is in the root folder of a remote source repository. The node modules folder is in the root of that same repository.

I get the following error in the container logs:
System limit for number of file watchers reached

The error then references many paths from the node_modules folder.

**Update**: I came across a Github issue where excluding the folder from the project garden file was suggested. That did not work for me either. As a workaround I simply increased the limit of file watchers on our GKE nodes.

Can you try and set an exclude rule at the project module level and at the devMode level?

E.g. `node_modules/**/*` in https://docs.garden.io/reference/project-config#modules.exclude and under devMode

*And* in your `.gardenignore` file please https://docs.garden.io/using-garden/configuration-overview

Thanks for answering! I will make the changes and see if it works.