webpack.config.js

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

module.exports = {
  entry: './client/index.js',
  // output: {
  //   path: '/dist',
  //   filename: 'bundle.js'
  // },
  output: {
    path: path.join(__dirname, 'dist'),
    filename: 'bundle.js'
  },
  module: {
    rules: [
      {
        use: 'babel-loader',
        test: /\.js$/,
        exclude: /node_modules/
      },
      {
        use: ['style-loader', 'css-loader'],
        test: /\.css$/
      },
      {
        test: /\.(jpe?g|png|gif|svg)$/,
        use: [
          {
            loader: 'url-loader',
            options: { limit: 40000 }
          },
          {
            loader: 'image-webpack-loader', // loader on far right is the first one to be applied
            options: {}
          }
          
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  plugins: [
    new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
      template: 'client/index.html'
    }),
    new webpack.DefinePlugin({
      'process.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify(process.env.NODE_ENV)
    })
  ]
};