From 71cda97dab1143f30f5e23b8bdc20ee9cb996933 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jan K9f <jan@kjan.email>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:47:46 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add optional watchexec command to README.md

---
 README.md | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3f2b3a4..70134ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ cd backend
 ./gradlew bootRun
 ```
 
+You may optionally install [watchexec](https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec?tab=readme-ov-file) and use this command to autorecompile the backend on file changes:
+```bash
+watchexec -r -e java ./gradlew :bootRun
+```
+
 The backend will be available at:
 - API endpoint: http://localhost:8080
 - Swagger documentation: http://localhost:8080/swagger
@@ -164,4 +169,4 @@ References:
 
 ## License
 
-This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
\ No newline at end of file
+This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
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