React App Rewire Preact
Override create-react-app webpack, Jest, and dev server configurations without ejecting.
What is React App Rewire Preact?
React-app-rewired is a configuration override tool for Create React App (CRA) projects. It enables developers to customize webpack, Jest, and dev server settings without ejecting from CRA, allowing for added plugins, loaders, and other build modifications. It solves the limitation of CRA's "no config" approach by providing a controlled way to extend its tooling.
React developers using Create React App who need to customize their build configuration—such as adding Webpack plugins, modifying Babel settings, or adjusting Jest options—but want to avoid ejecting and managing the full config themselves.
Developers choose react-app-rewired because it offers a middle ground between CRA's simplicity and full configuration control. It provides flexibility to tweak tooling while keeping CRA's updates and structure, unlike alternatives that require ejecting or forking react-scripts.
Overview
Override create-react-app webpack configs without ejecting
Use Cases
Best For
- Adding custom Webpack plugins or loaders to a CRA project
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