server.js

var webpack = require("webpack");
var webpackDevMiddleware = require("webpack-dev-middleware");
var webpackHotMiddleware = require("webpack-hot-middleware");
var config = require("./webpack.config");

var app = new (require("express"))();
var port = 8080;

var compiler = webpack(config);
app.use(webpackDevMiddleware(compiler, { noInfo: true, publicPath: config.output.publicPath }));
app.use(webpackHotMiddleware(compiler));

app.get("/", function(req, res) {
  res.sendFile(__dirname + "/dist/index.html")
});

app.listen(port, function(error) {
  if (error) {
    console.error(error);
  } else {
    console.info("Listening on port %s. Open http://localhost:%s/ in browser", port, port);
  }
});