How to set React to production mode when using Gulp

Question

I need to run React in production mode, which presumably entails defining the following somewhere in the enviornment:

process.env.NODE_ENV = \'production\';
         


        

Answer 1

To set React in production mode you need to set your NODE_ENV variable to production and uglify your JS as an extra step.

You're already taking care of the uglification, for setting your NODE_ENV variable :

• Set the variable while running the gulp task :

NODE_ENV='production' gulp

• OR set it from inside your gulpfile by doing something like this :

gulp.task('set-production-env', function() { return process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production'; });