const path = require( 'path' ); const express = require( 'express' ); const webpack = require( 'webpack' ); const webpackDevMiddleware = require( 'webpack-dev-middleware' ); const webpackHotMiddleware = require( 'webpack-hot-middleware' ); const app = express(); const config = require('./webpack.dev.js'); const compiler = webpack(config); // Tell express to use the webpack-dev-middleware and use the webpack.config.js // configuration file as a base. app.use( webpackDevMiddleware(compiler, { publicPath: config.output.publicPath, writeToDisk: true, }) ); app.use( webpackHotMiddleware(compiler, { noInfo: true, quiet: true }) ); app.get( '/*', function(req, res) { res.sendFile( 'index.html', {root: path.join( __dirname, './dist/')}); } ); // Serve the files on port 3000. app.listen(3000, function () { console.log('Example app listening on port 3000!\n'); });