[SOLVED] Shopware 6 Hot Module Reloading in Production mode does not reload compiled files

Shopware 6 Hot Module Reloading in Production mode does not reload compiled files

I am using the production version of Shopware 6.4.7 with my own custom theme installed and activated. When I start the watcher via bin/watch-storefront.sh the live reload server seems to start normally and compiles my files. When I go to the live reload URL with the supplied port (http://shopware1.local:8889) I can see my website and previous SCSS changes are compiled.

What does not happen is the following:

JS changes are not compiled
I do not see any logging I would expect when running HMR
SCSS changes are not reloaded, even though my terminal output states they are recompiled
JS changes are not reloaded, even though my terminal output states they are recompiled

When I run a full build using bin/build-storefront.sh all assets are compiled as expected. What could be the issue here?

Solution

For anyone who also ran into this: After re-installing my setup I figured it out; you should set up the site in dev mode in order for livereload to work. Contrary to what the SW6 training video's specify.