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Configuration sample to create bundle for node.js application using webpack
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const path = require('path') | |
const webpack = require('webpack') | |
const nodeExternals = require('webpack-node-externals') | |
module.exports = { | |
entry: { | |
server: './server.js', | |
}, | |
output: { | |
path: path.join(__dirname, 'dist'), | |
publicPath: '/', | |
filename: '[name].js' | |
}, | |
target: 'node', | |
node: { | |
// Need this when working with express, otherwise the build fails | |
__dirname: false, // if you don't put this is, __dirname | |
__filename: false, // and __filename return blank or / | |
}, | |
externals: [nodeExternals()], // Need this to avoid error when working with Express | |
module: { | |
rules: [ | |
{ | |
// Transpiles ES6-8 into ES5 | |
test: /\.js$/, | |
exclude: /node_modules/, | |
use: { | |
loader: "babel-loader" | |
} | |
} | |
] | |
}, | |
plugins: [] | |
} |
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