Output filename not configured Error in Webpack

Question

I had installed it globally by running npm install webpack -g and I had included it in my project by running npm install webpack --save-dev.

However, on running the

Answer 1

Try exporting your configuration using module.exports = config where config is your configuration in a JavaScript object. In your case just do

module.exports = {
  output: {
    filename: 'bundle.js',
    library: 'require',
    libraryTarget: 'this'
  }
}

If this does not solve your problems, refer to the issue on https://github.com/webpack/webpack/issues/2403