Gulp + live reload serves up my content on localhost and (here\'s what I\'m after) launches the browser automatically at the server url whenever i run the gulp
For webpack version 2.x, you just add --open open to the CLI as documented here:
--open
https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserver-open
Alternatively, add the following config to your webpack.config.js:
webpack.config.js
devServer: { open: true }