diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 09749c270..877dd4cb2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # See https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/getting-started-with-git/ignoring-files for more about ignoring files.
 
+/.cache
+!/.cache/vite/.gitkeep
+
 # compiled output
 dist
 tmp
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/assets.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/assets.ts
index 5484e0158..99d5fac72 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/assets.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/assets.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ async function register(app: express.Application) {
 
     if (isDev) {
         const vite = await createViteServer({
+            cacheDir: path.join(srcRoot, "../../.cache/vite"),
             base: `/${assetUrlFragment}/`,
             root: path.join(srcRoot, "../client"),
             plugins: [