docs: add message about search in dev mode (#2239)

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 ## Local Search

+::: info
+You need to build and preview/deploy your site for local search to work.
+:::
+
 VitePress supports fuzzy full-text search using a in-browser index thanks to [minisearch](https://github.com/lucaong/minisearch/). To enable this feature, simply set the `themeConfig.search.provider` option to `'local'` in your `.vitepress/config.ts` file:

 ```ts