How to use a library from a CDN in a Webpack project in production

Question

I\'d like to use react.min.js from a CDN in production (e.g. https://unpkg.com/react@15.3.1/dist/react.min.js)

What is the best way to get Webpack to tr

Answer 1

In your webpack config you can use the externals option which will import the module from the environment instead of trying to resolve it normally:

// webpack.config.js
module.exports = {
  externals: {
    'react': 'React'
  }
  ...
};

Read more here: https://webpack.js.org/configuration/externals/