Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch 'some directory name'

Bug report

Describe the bug

I am not able to successfully open localhost:3000 after running npm run dev, following the instructions of https://nextjs.org/learn/basics/create-nextjs-app/setup

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior, please provide code snippets or a repository:

1. Go to https://nextjs.org/learn/basics/create-nextjs-app
2. Follow the instructions until npm run dev
3. At that point, Watchpack messages show in the terminal in an endless loop

Expected behavior

The expected behavior is that the server starts serving the tutorial example.

Screenshots

$ npm run dev
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms/javascript/next_js/nextjs-blog'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms/javascript/next_js'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms/javascript'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms/javascript/next_js/nextjs-blog/pages'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms/javascript/next_js/nextjs-blog'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms/javascript/next_js'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms/javascript'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home'

...

Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms/javascript/next_js/nextjs-blog'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms/javascript/next_js'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms/javascript'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms/javascript/next_js/nextjs-blog/pages'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms/javascript/next_js/nextjs-blog'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms/javascript/next_js'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms/javascript'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms/javascript/next_js'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms/javascript'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser/rpms'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home/myuser'
Watchpack Error (watcher): Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch '/home'
^C

System information

• OS: Linux Opensuse Tumbleweed
• Browser: chrome
• Version of Next.js: 10.0.3
• Version of Node.js: v14.15.1
• Deployment: Vercel

Additional context

I was following the instructions on the tutorial page of next.js.

[laneme]

This issue should be reopened. This issue randomly pops up without a clue that i could use to reproduce.

[balazsorban44]

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