diff --git a/docs/guide/ui.md b/docs/guide/ui.md
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--- a/docs/guide/ui.md
+++ b/docs/guide/ui.md
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ vitest --ui
 
 Then you can visit the Vitest UI at <a href="http://localhost:51204/__vitest__/">`http://localhost:51204/__vitest__/`</a>
 
+::: warning
+The UI is interactive and requires a running Vite server, so make sure to run Vitest in `watch` mode (the default). Alternatively, you can generate a static HTML report that looks identical to the Vitest UI by specifying `html` in config's `reporters` option.
+:::
+
 <img alt="Vitest UI" img-light src="/ui-1-light.png">
 <img alt="Vitest UI" img-dark src="/ui-1-dark.png">