[INFO] Change host and ip on webpack startup

[pihomeserver]

For those who want to change default host and ip when starting the server, here is what i did (i'm not expert so please correct if needed).
In webpack.config.js i added :

• Before module.exports:

const ENV = process.env.ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV = 'development';
const HOST = process.env.HOST || 'localhost';
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;

const METADATA = Object.assign({}, {
    host: HOST,
    port: PORT,
    PUBLIC: process.env.PUBLIC_DEV || HOST + ':' + PORT
});

• In the devServer section, add :

        port: METADATA.port,
        host: METADATA.host,
        public: METADATA.PUBLIC,

Then you can call the server like this :

HOST='192.168.10.160' npm start

[tvl83]

If you add host: '0.0.0.0' to the devServer object in webpack.config.js it'll bind to any IP address. I use this on a vultr VPS and on a local virtualbox VM and to access it from my desktop computer I bound the IP to 0.0.0.0 and it works like a charm.

[xidedix]

With unejected create-react-app you can adjust this by setting environment variables with .env files
See also:

• Advanced Configuration
• Adding Development Environment Variables In .env