create-nodeapi-backend/template/javascript/webpack.config.js

A powerful Node.js backend boilerplate with Express, MongoDB, Firebase, JWT auth, Nodemailer, cron jobs, input validation (Joi), and serverless support for Vercel. Scaffold a full-featured API backend in seconds.

const path = require('path');
const nodeExternals = require('webpack-node-externals');

module.exports = {
  entry: './src/server.js',
  target: 'node',
  mode: 'production',
  output: {
    path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'dist'),
    filename: 'bundle.js',
  },
  externals: [nodeExternals()], // exclude node_modules
  module: {
    rules: [
      {
        test: /\.js$/,
        exclude: /node_modules/,
        use: 'babel-loader', // if you want to transpile
      },
    ],
  },
};