Running two ng serve instances (same project, different configurations) causes “504 Outdated Optimize Dep” errors in Angular CLI 20.3.8 #31700
Description
Command
serve
Is this a regression?
- Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version
The previous version in which this bug was not present was
20.3.6
Description
Since updating to Angular v20.3.9 / CLI v20.3.8, it’s no longer possible to run two ng serve instances for the same project (e.g. localized builds) in parallel.
The second instance fails to load with a 504 (Outdated Optimize Dep) error for one or more chunks (e.g. chunk-5V7QYGNA.js).
This setup worked correctly in previous Angular 20.3.6 versions (before the CLI migrated the dev-server to the Vite-based implementation).
The issue appears to be caused by both ng serve processes sharing the same Vite optimizer cache directory inside .angular/cache/.../vite.
When one process updates or invalidates the cache, the other process detects stale metadata and refuses to serve pre-bundled chunks.
Minimal Reproduction
package.json scripts
"scripts": {
"start": "ng serve --host 0.0.0.0",
"startfr": "ng serve -c fr --host 0.0.0.0",
"startfr-alt": "ng serve -c fr --host 0.0.0.0 --port 4201",
"start:both": "concurrently "npm run start" "npm run startfr-alt""
}
Steps to reproduce
1. Run npm run start:both.
2. Wait for both dev servers to start.
3. Observe that the second instance fails to load in the browser console with:
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 504 (Outdated Optimize Dep)
Exception or Error
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 504 (Outdated Optimize Dep)
Your Environment
Angular CLI: 20.3.8
Node: 24.1.0
Package Manager: yarn 4.9.2
OS: darwin arm64
Angular: 20.3.9
... animations, common, compiler, compiler-cli, core, forms
... language-service, localize, platform-browser
... platform-browser-dynamic, router
Package Version
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@angular-devkit/architect 0.2003.8
@angular-devkit/build-angular 20.3.8
@angular-devkit/core 20.3.8
@angular-devkit/schematics 20.3.8
@angular/cdk 20.2.11
@angular/cli 20.3.8
@angular/material 20.2.11
@schematics/angular 20.3.8
rxjs 7.8.2
typescript 5.8.3
zone.js 0.15.1
Anything else relevant?
No response