The Webpack development server is a command-line utility that monitors our filesystem for changes and triggers the Webpack bundling process.
We can install the Webpack development server using npm:
npm install -g webpack-dev-server
We can then execute the webpack development server using the following command:
webpack-dev-server
The Webpack development server will then start watching our filesystem for changes. If a change is detected, it will automatically run the Webpack build process using the existing the webpack.config.js file.
The Webpack development server also starts a web server. The server is running on port 8080 by default.
Please refer to the documentation at https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server to learn more about the Webpack development server.