Webpack - NodeJS - Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'fs'

Question

I am getting following error, when build nodejs project with webpack.

ERROR in ./node_modules/mime/mime.js
Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'fs' in 'C:\Sample\node-ts-sample\node_modules\mime'
 @ ./node_modules/mime/mime.js 2:9-22
 @ ./node_modules/send/index.js
 @ ./node_modules/express/lib/response.js
 @ ./node_modules/express/lib/express.js
 @ ./node_modules/express/index.js
 @ ./src/server.ts
 @ ./src/index.ts

Answer 1

It was a node application. Added a following node in webpack config solved my issue

 target:'node',

I refereed the article at https://jlongster.com/Backend-Apps-with-Webpack--Part-I

Answer 2

Simply add this to your webpack config file:

const webpackConfig = {
  target: 'node'
};
module.exports = webpackConfig;