Cannot make bootstrap work with Webpack

Question

I am working with a webpack-dev-server and I am trying to include bootstrap.

I have this project structure:

── css
│   └── bootstrap.min.css
│── js
|   └── bootstrap.min.js
├── dist
├── index.html
├── package.json
├── server.js
├── src
│   ├── actions.js
│   ├── App.js
│   ├── components
│   ├── constants
│   ├── index.js
│   └── reducers.js
└── webpack.config.js

This is the index.html:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/bootstrap.min.css">
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id='root'></div>
    <script src="/static/bundle.js"></script>
  </body>    
</html>

Whenever I run the server, I get an error of the type:

Cannot GET /css/bootstrap.min.css

Here is the webpack.config.js:

var path = require('path');
var webpack = require('webpack');

module.exports = {
  devtool: 'eval',
  entry: [
    'webpack-dev-server/client?http://localhost:3000',
    'webpack/hot/only-dev-server',
    './src/index'
  ],
  output: {
    path: path.join(__dirname, 'dist'),
    filename: 'bundle.js',
    publicPath: '/static/'
  },
  plugins: [
    new webpack.HotModuleReplacementPlugin(),
    new webpack.NoErrorsPlugin()
  ],
  module: {
    loaders: [{
      test: /\.js$/,
      loaders: ['react-hot', 'babel'],
      include: path.join(__dirname, 'src')
    },
    {
      test: /\.css$/,
      loader: 'style!css'
    }]
  },
  resolve: {
    extensions: ['', '.js', '.jsx', '.json']
  }
};

Everything else works fine, the problem is just bootstrap. I tried a lot of different variations on the configurations, but I can't get it to work.

I also tried requiring it directly from javascript on index.js:

import '../css/bootstrap.min.css';

And I get this error:

ERROR in ./~/css-loader!./css/bootstrap.min.css
Module not found: Error: Cannot resolve 'file' or 'directory' ../fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.eot in /home/lhahn/dev/javascript/sha/css
 @ ./~/css-loader!./css/bootstrap.min.css 6:3278-3330 6:3348-3400

Edit

From what I realised, webpack is trying to find a font file inside my project, when trying to import Bootstrap.min.css.

Adi Prasetyo · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-31 07:11:14Z

13

It seems that webpack cannot load font files.

Add file-loader via npm to your project, and save it as devDependencies.
```
npm install file-loader --save-dev
```

And modify the module loaders configuration in your webpack.config.js

{
  test: /\.(ttf|eot|svg|woff(2)?)(\?[a-z0-9]+)?$/,
  loader: 'file-loader',
}

Try installing bootstrap through npm, remember also jquery, its dependency

edited Jul 31, 2017 at 7:11

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answered Jan 17, 2016 at 16:46

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6 Comments

lhahn Over a year ago

I installed with, npm install file-loader --save-dev, but the error still persists

lhahn Over a year ago

yes, I updated the question. I also get five of this errors, saying that it was not possible to find the fonts on my root directory.

Matteo Basso Over a year ago

Is bootstrap installed via npm?

Matteo Basso Over a year ago

Try installing it through npm, remember also jquery, its dependency

papaiatis Over a year ago

Which one worked exactly? Can you upload the entire code somewhere?

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krl · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-17 17:10:39Z

4

This what I have in order for Bootstrap to work with Webpack:

{test: /\.eot(\?v=\d+\.\d+\.\d+)?$/, loader: 'file'},
{test: /\.(woff|woff2)$/, loader: 'url?prefix=font/&limit=5000'},
{test: /\.ttf(\?v=\d+\.\d+\.\d+)?$/, loader: 'url?limit=10000&mimetype=application/octet-stream'},
{test: /\.svg(\?v=\d+\.\d+\.\d+)?$/, loader: 'url?limit=10000&mimetype=image/svg+xml'}

and

import 'bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css';

Also, if you are using Bootstrap locally, you need to have fonts folder, containing Bootstrap fonts at the same level as css folder. It's best to use npm to avoid all this trouble.

edited Jan 17, 2016 at 17:10

answered Jan 17, 2016 at 17:05

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lhahn Over a year ago

sadly now I get this error:

ERROR in ./~/css-loader!./~/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css Module not found: Error: Cannot resolve module 'url' in /home/lhahn/dev/javascript/sha/node_modules/bootstrap/dist/css  @ ./~/css-loader!./~/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css 6:4622-4676

krl Over a year ago

sure, cause you need to install url loader npmjs.com/package/url-loader

bbsimonbb Over a year ago

For us beginners, where do these things go? The font loading lines are for webpack.config.js. The import ?

Dirk Hoffmann · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-18 00:16:38Z

compared to @krl answer. this is what I put under modules rules in https://github.com/AngularClass/angular2-webpack-starter/blob/master/config/webpack.common.js

after having $ npm install style-loader css-loader url-loader --save-dev

{test: /\.eot(\?v=\d+\.\d+\.\d+)?$/, use: 'file-loader'},
{test: /\.(woff|woff2)$/, use: 'url-loader?prefix=font/&limit=5000'},
{test: /\.ttf(\?v=\d+\.\d+\.\d+)?$/, use: 'url-loader?limit=10000&mimetype=application/octet-stream'},
{test: /\.svg(\?v=\d+\.\d+\.\d+)?$/, use: 'url-loader?limit=10000&mimetype=image/svg+xml'}

vashishatashu · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-02 06:17:12Z

Bootstrap has a number of different files/fonts/images that needs specific loaders. Check if all loaders in following list are present, if not npm install them as devDependencies and add in webpack.config.js as :

loaders: [
            {
                test: /\.js$/,
                exclude: /node_modules/,
                loader: "babel-loader"
            },
            {
                test: /\.html$/,
                loader: "html"
            },
            {
                test: /\.css$/,
                loader: "style-loader!css-loader"
            },
            {
                test: /\.json$/,
                loader: 'json-loader'
            }, {
                test: /\.txt$/,
                loader: 'raw-loader'
            }, {
                test: /\.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif|svg|woff|woff2)$/,
                loader: 'url-loader?limit=10000'
            }, {
                test: /\.(eot|ttf|wav|mp3)$/,
                loader: 'file-loader'
            }
        ]

And in your main/entry file i.e. index.js/app.js include bootstrap css as :

import 'bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css'

This configuration is only for using bootstrap css with ReactJS.

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