Simple configuration Webpack 2, webpack-dev-server and React

.babelrc

{
    "presets": [
        "es2015",
        "react",
        "stage-1"
    ]
}

package.json

{
  "name": "example",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "Simple configuration Webpack 2, webpack-dev-server and React",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "node ./node_modules/webpack-dev-server/bin/webpack-dev-server.js --progress --colors",
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  },
  "repository": "",
  "keywords": [
    "webpack",
    "2",
    "configuration"
  ],
  "author": "Henrique Jensen",
  "license": "ISC",
  "bugs": {
    "url": "https://github.com/henriquejensen/60-days-of-React/issues"
  },
  "homepage": "",
  "devDependencies": {
    "babel": "^6.23.0",
    "babel-core": "^6.24.1",
    "babel-loader": "^6.4.1",
    "babel-preset-env": "^1.3.3",
    "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.24.1",
    "babel-preset-react": "^6.24.1",
    "babel-preset-stage-1": "^6.1.18",
    "css-loader": "^0.28.0",
    "path": "^0.12.7",
    "style-loader": "^0.16.1",
    "webpack": "^2.3.3",
    "webpack-dev-server": "^2.4.2"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "react": "^15.5.3",
    "react-dom": "^15.5.3"
  }
}

terminal

//No terminal do linux
npm add webpack webpack-dev-server path babel-loader babel-co
re babel-preset-es2015 babel-preset-react -D && npm add react react-dom

//No powershell do windows
npm add webpack webpack-dev-server path babel-loader babel-co
re babel-preset-es2015 babel-preset-react -D -and npm add react react-dom

webpack.config.js

/*Path is necessary to take the absolut path
ex: /home/document/folder/file.js => path.resolve(__dirname, "file") */
const path  = require("path");
const webpack = require('webpack');

/*Configuration following the https://webpack.js.org/concepts/ */
module.exports = {
    entry: "./src/index.js",
    output: {
        path: path.resolve(__dirname, "./public"),
        filename: "bundle.js",
        publicPath: '/public',
    },
    devServer: {
        inline: true,
        port: 2020
    },
    module: {
        rules: [
            {
                test: /\.js$/,
                exclude: /node_modules/,
                use: "babel-loader"
            }
        ]
    }
}