webpack-serve not documented

[ferrao]

The webpack-dev-server repo clearly states:

Please note that webpack-dev-server is presently in a maintenance-only mode and will not be accepting any additional features in the near term.
Use webpack-serve for a fast alternative. Use webpack-dev-server if you need to test on old browsers.

I do not need to test on old browsers, so the choice seems obvious to me. But for some reason, I find no mention of webpack-serve on the docs.

Which project should I currently use on my frontend javascript development with Webpack 4? webpack-dev-server or webpack-serve?

[montogeek]

@shellscape ping!

[shellscape]

The webpack-serve README is and will always be up to date. I'm positive the docs project would accept a PR syncing the README here, but I have no current plans to submit that as the project already had solid documentation.

I'm heavily biased towards webpack-serve, but ultimately the choice is yours as to which project to use.

[ferrao]

I agree that the project is well documented @shellscape, but the documentation style at webpack.js.org is at another level with its concepts, configuration, guides and api sections.

But my main problem is not on how to use any of the two. My problem is that as a webpack user I am confused and do not know what is the recommended way to go. It seems these are my choices:

webpack-dev-server - README says development stopped and hints at the webpack-serve alternative, but all examples/guides on the webpack.js.org site still use it.

webpack-serve - README says this module is still green and should be considered unstable. I gave it a try and I believe I have experienced this greeness already...

So I do not think it is too much to ask the webpack team which one is it?

[maciej-gurban]

For people stumbling here from Google, it seems that webpack-dev-server is back in the game and is currently being actively developed again. The webpack-serve project has been archived.

[EugeneHlushko]

Under which search query @maciej-gurban ?

[EugeneHlushko]

webpack-dev-server's readme and on webpack.js.org doesn't have deprecation notices anymore. Should we just close this? CC @montogeek

[alexander-akait]

webpack-serve is deprecated, please use webpack-dev-server