Turbopack file watcher broken in Podman on macOS

[tapeo]

Link to the code that reproduces this issue

https://github.com/tapeo/nextjs-podman-turbopack-repro

To Reproduce

1. Install Podman on macOS Apple Silicon (brew install podman)
2. Initialize the Podman machine: podman machine init && podman machine start
3. Clone the reproduction repo and cd into it
4. Run the dev server inside a Podman container:

podman run -it --rm \
  --name nextjs-repro \
  -v "$(pwd):/usr/src/app:Z" \
  -w /usr/src/app \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  node:20-slim sh -c "npm install && npm run dev"

5. Open http://localhost:3000
6. Edit src/app/page.tsx on the macOS host
7. Observe: no hot reload, no recompile triggered
8. Manually reload the browser — still shows stale content

To confirm the volume mount works fine:

# In a second terminal while the container is running:
podman exec -it nextjs-repro cat /usr/src/app/app/page.tsx
# Edit the file on the host, re-run — the change IS visible inside the container
# This confirms the issue is Turbopack's watcher, not the volume mount

Current vs. Expected behavior

Current:
Turbopack does not detect file changes made on the macOS host. No hot reload
occurs and a manual browser refresh still shows the old content. The dev server
console shows zero recompilation activity after saving a file.

Expected:
Turbopack should detect file changes and trigger a rebuild

Confirmed workaround:
Falling back to --webpack with WATCHPACK_POLLING=true fully restores both
hot reload and manual reload:

podman run -it --rm \
  -e WATCHPACK_POLLING=true \
  -v "$(pwd):/usr/src/app:Z" \
  -w /usr/src/app \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  node:20-slim sh -c "npm install && npx next dev --webpack"

Note: Docker Desktop works, Podman does not

Provide environment information

Operating System:
  Platform: linux (Podman AppleHV VM)
  Arch: arm64
  Version: #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun Jan 11 17:13:10 UTC 2026
  Available memory (MB): 1945
  Available CPU cores: 4
Binaries:
  Node: 20.20.0
  npm: 10.8.2
  Yarn: 1.22.22
  pnpm: N/A
Relevant Packages:
  next: 16.2.0-canary.73
  react: 19.2.4
  react-dom: 19.2.4
  typescript: 5.9.3
Next.js Config:
  output: N/A

Host machine:
  Platform: darwin (macOS, Apple Silicon arm64)
  Podman: 5.8.0 (brew)
  VM type: AppleHV
  Mount type: virtiofs

Which area(s) are affected? (Select all that apply)

Turbopack

Which stage(s) are affected? (Select all that apply)

next dev (local)

Additional context

No response

[mischnic]

Turbopack does support polling: https://github.com/vercel/next.js/pull/69684/changes#diff-318efc2812f509d3276cdfdba8055e1119362e34dde358a575cc7cb5b2eae7dd

See #80665 (comment)

Please try that

[tapeo]

Not working:

~/Desktop/nextjs-podman-turbopack-repro (main ✗) podman run -it --rm \
  --name nextjs-repro \
  -v "$(pwd):/usr/src/app:Z" \
  -w /usr/src/app \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  node:20-slim sh -c "npm install && npm run dev"

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npm notice
npm notice New major version of npm available! 10.8.2 -> 11.11.0
npm notice Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v11.11.0
npm notice To update run: npm install -g npm@11.11.0
npm notice

> dev
> next dev

▲ Next.js 16.2.0-canary.73 (Turbopack)
- Local:         http://localhost:3000
- Network:       http://10.88.0.63:3000
✓ Ready in 434ms
Attention: Next.js now collects completely anonymous telemetry regarding usage.
This information is used to shape Next.js' roadmap and prioritize features.
You can learn more, including how to opt-out if you'd not like to participate in this anonymous program, by visiting the following URL:
https://nextjs.org/telemetry

watch error (["/usr/src/app/src"]): Io(Os { code: 2, kind: NotFound, message: "No such file or directory" }) 

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