webpack.config.js

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

module.exports = {
  entry: './src/index.js',
  output: {
    path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'build'),
    filename: 'bundle.js', // Output file
    publicPath: '/',
  },
  module: {
    rules: [
      {
        test: /\.(js|jsx)$/,
        exclude: /node_modules/,
        use: {
          loader: 'babel-loader',
          options: {
            cacheDirectory: true, // Improves build performance by caching the results of the Babel compilation
          },
        },
      },
      {
        test: /\.css$/,
        use: ['style-loader', 'css-loader'],
      },
      {
        test: /\.(png|jpg|gif|svg)$/,
        type: 'asset/resource',
      },
    ],
  },
  resolve: {
    extensions: ['.js', '.jsx'],
  },
  devServer: {
    static: path.resolve(__dirname, 'build'),
    historyApiFallback: true, // Allows for using client-side routing with react-router
    port: 3000,
    open: true,
  },
  plugins: [
    new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
      template: './public/index.html',
      filename: 'index.html',
    }),
  ],
  mode: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
};