How to load an external config file in a Webpack-React application without bundling it?

Question

I have a web application that is written with React and bundled with Webpack. The application has a JSON config file that I want to include at runtime and not to be bundled

Answer 1

I ended up using a modified version of that to load my script externally. My application doesn't require the config immediately so the async aspect doesn't make a difference here.

I placed this at the top of my in applications entry page with a co-located config file.

    ... other scripts