webpack-dev-server

Use webpack with a development server that provides live reloading. This should be used for development only.

It uses webpack-dev-middleware under the hood, which provides fast in-memory access to the webpack assets.

Note: There are known issues with Node.js v7 and webpack / webpack-dev-server. Please use Node.js v6 for the moment.

Installation

npm install webpack-dev-server --save-dev

Getting started

The easiest way to use it is with the CLI. In the directory where your webpack.config.js is, run:

node_modules/.bin/webpack-dev-server

This will start a server, listening on connections from localhost on port 8080.

Now, when you change something in your assets, it should live-reload the files.

See the documentation for more use cases and options.

Contributing

We appreciate all help! Check out CONTRIBUTING.md for more information on how to help.

Maintainer

This project is maintained by Kees Kluskens.

Inspiration

This project is heavily inspired by peerigon/nof5.