Turn off live code reloading

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From the README

If you want to use live code reloading, or you have enough JavaScript that on-demand compilation is too slow, you'll need to run ./bin/webpack-dev-server or ruby ./bin/webpack-dev-server.

What if I want this option for the second reason stated above (I have enough JavaScript that on-demand compilation is too slow) but I do not want live code reloading? Is there a way to turn it off? I tried to find about it in the documentation but did not find it.

[jakeNiemiec]

I think the option to do this while running the dev server was removed: #724

But, it looks like you could just use this instead of spinning up the dev server:

# watcher
./bin/webpack --watch --colors --progress

# standalone build
./bin/webpack

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But isn't it the server the only option that will stop on-demand compilation? I recall that with the command above on-demand compilation still occurred. Will try again to confirm or deny.

[jakeNiemiec]

Did you try compile: false in your webpacker.yml?

webpacker/README.md

Line 225 in aefdf30

compile: false

[gauravtiwari]

Thanks @jakeNiemiec

As suggested, please use watcher if you don't want dev server:

# watcher
./bin/webpack --watch --colors --progress

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Thanks! The compile: false was all I needed, since I was still using the watcher command, but the rails server was also compiling on its own.