webpack.config.js

const path = require('path');
const HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');
const webpack = require('webpack');

module.exports = {
  entry: ['./client/index.js'],
  output: {
    path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'dist'),
    publicPath: '/',
    filename: 'bundle.js',
    assetModuleFilename: '[name][ext]',
  },
  devtool: 'eval-source-map',
  mode: 'development',
  devServer: {
    host: 'localhost',
    port: 8080,

    static: {
      directory: path.resolve(__dirname, 'dist'),
      publicPath: '/',
    },
    // enable hot module reload on dev server
    hot: true,
    // html file served instead of 404 response
    historyApiFallback: true,
    proxy: {
      '/api/**': {
        target: 'http://localhost:3000/',
        secure: false,
      },
    },
  },

  module: {
    rules: [
      {
        test: /\.jsx?/,
        exclude: /node_modules/,
        use: ['babel-loader'],
      },
      {
        test: /.(css|scss)$/,
        exclude: /node_modules/,
        use: ['style-loader', 'css-loader']
      },
      {
        test: /\.(png|svg|jpg|jpeg|gif)$/i,
        type: 'asset/resource',
      },
    ],
  },
  plugins: [
    new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
      template: './client/index.html'
    })
  ],
  resolve: {
    // Enable JS/JSX imports without specifying extension
    extensions: ['.js', '.jsx'],
  }
};