webpack Development server: webpack-dev-server Installation
Example
webpack-dev-server can be installed via npm
npm --save-dev webpack-dev-server
now you can start server
./node_modules/.bin/webpack-dev-server
To simplify usage you can add script to package.json
// package.json
{
...
"scripts": {
"start": "webpack-dev-server"
},
...
}
now to run server you can use
npm run start
webpack-dev-server is configured in webpack.config.js file in section devServer.
To change server content base directory you can use option contentBase.
Example configuration setting root directory to public_html could look like
let path = require("path");
module.exports = {
...
devServer: {
contentBase: path.resolve(__dirname, "public_html")
},
...
}
