From 644a2bbf646a3b96fa08af5b8c9f8886511f4837 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Masen Furer <m_github@0x26.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:13:21 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Unlink broken symlinks in the assets folder
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Certain build environments, such as docker bind mounts, can create symlinks
that exist, but cannot be overwritten for whatever reason. So we unlink those
for Simon 🎁
---
 reflex/assets.py | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/reflex/assets.py b/reflex/assets.py
index 693041b7a18..500cf9408ea 100644
--- a/reflex/assets.py
+++ b/reflex/assets.py
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ def asset(
         if not dst_file.exists() and (
             not dst_file.is_symlink() or dst_file.resolve() != src_file_shared.resolve()
         ):
-            dst_file.symlink_to(src_file_shared)
+            try:
+                dst_file.symlink_to(src_file_shared)
+            except FileExistsError:
+                # This happens when Simon builds the app on a bind mount in a docker container.
+                dst_file.unlink()
+                dst_file.symlink_to(src_file_shared)
 
     return f"/{external}/{subfolder}/{path}"