using webpack on server side of nodejs

Question

I\'ve been trying to use webpack with a nodejs application, and the client side is going fine - a reasonably good documentation on their website + links from google search.

Answer 1

Here is the webpack configuration I have used to in my Nodejs application when I wanted it to read JSX which as you know, Node cannot do.

const path = require('path');

module.exports = {
  // inform webpack that I am building a bundle for nodejs rather than for the
  // browser
  target: 'node',

  // tell webpack the root file of my server application
  entry: './src/index.js',

  // tells webpack where to put the output file generated
  output: {
    filename: 'bundle.js',
    path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'build')
  },

  // tells webpack to run babel on every file it runs through
  module: {
    rules: [
      {
        test: /\.js$/,
        loader: 'babel-loader',
        exclude: /node_modules/,
        options: {
          presets: [
            'react',
            'stage-0',
            ['env', { targets: { browsers: ['last 2 versions'] } }]
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  }
};

After you implement this though, don't forget to head over to your package.json file and include this script:

{
  "name": "react-ssr",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "Server side rendering project",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "dev:build:server": "webpack --config webpack.server.js"
  },