webpackwebpack-4mini-css-extract-plugin

How to specify output directory with "mini-css-extract-plugin"?

I am using the mini-css-extract-plugin to extract the CSS from a bundle to a file. I need to drop that file in a different place in the filesystem.

How do I configure the mini-css-extract-plugin to drop the CSS file to a different path than the JS bundle?

Solution

  • Let's assume the following config:

    webpack.config.js

    module.exports = {
  // ...
  output: {
    path: path.resolve(__dirname, "dist") // this is the default value
  },
  plugins: [
    new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
      filename: "[name].css" // change this RELATIVE to your output.path!
    })
  ]
  // ...
}

    Where your output path would resolve to - as an example - /home/terribledev/projects/some-project/dist.

    If you change the filename property of the MiniCssExtractPlugin options object to ../../[name].css, it will now be output to /home/terribledev/projects/yourcssfile.css, e.g.:

    module.exports = {
  output: {
    path: path.resolve(__dirname, "dist")
  },
  plugins: [
    new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
      filename: "../../[name].css"
    })
  ]
  // ...
}