diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 537d30f8f..a8e0ad654 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=
 
 [podman-compose](https://github.com/containers/podman-compose) is used to run a local copy of all required services together.
 
+
+
+macOS Development Setup - If you're working on macOS and encounter issues with file watching in Vite, use the following environment variables (in config.env):
+
+```
+CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=true
+```
+
 ```shell
 # This will run podman-compose in the background (-d flag is --detach)
 podman-compose up -d
diff --git a/config.env.example b/config.env.example
index d30315c44..da15fce36 100644
--- a/config.env.example
+++ b/config.env.example
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ ORCID_API_ENDPOINT=https://api.sandbox.orcid.org
 GLOBUS_CLIENT_ID=
 GLOBUS_CLIENT_SECRET=
 
+# macOS Development Setup - Fixes issues with Vite file watching - set to CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=true
+CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=false
+CHOKIDAR_INTERVAL=1000
+
 # Relay for enabling mail - leave blank to disable email
 CRN_SERVER_MAIL_API_KEY=
 CRN_SERVER_MAIL_API_SECRET=