fix: serve public/assets with webpack-dev-server

README.md

@@ -69,11 +69,13 @@ This repo contains the core code used in the web app, as well as the Electron-ba
 **Instructions:**
 
 1. Clone the repo
-2. `npm install`
+1. `bundle install`
-3. `cp index.html.sample index.html`
+1. `npm install`
-4. `npm start`
+1. `bundle exec rails assets:precompile`
+1. `cp index.html.sample index.html`
+1. `npm start`
 
-Then open your browser to `http://localhost:3000`.
+Then open your browser to `http://localhost:3001`.
 
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package.json

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "start": "webpack-dev-server --progress --config webpack.dev.js",
     "watch": "webpack -w --config webpack.dev.js",
     "bundle": "webpack --config webpack.prod.js",
-    "build": "bundle install && npm install && npm run bundle",
+    "build": "bundle install && npm ci && bundle exec rails assets:precompile && npm run bundle",
     "submodules": "git submodule update --init --force --remote",
     "lint": "eslint --fix app/assets/javascripts/**/*.js",
     "tsc": "tsc --project app/assets/javascripts/tsconfig.json"

webpack.dev.js

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ module.exports = (_env, argv) => {
         '/extensions': {
           target: `http://localhost:${port}`,
           pathRewrite: { '^/extensions': '/public/extensions' }
+        },
+        '/assets': {
+          target: `http://localhost:${port}`,
+          pathRewrite: { '^/assets': '/public/assets' }
         }
       },
       port,