devServer.js

var webpack = require('webpack');
var webpackDevMiddleware = require('webpack-dev-middleware');
var webpackHotMiddleware = require('webpack-hot-middleware');
var app = require('express')();
var server = require('http').Server(app);
var io = require('socket.io')(server);
var config = require('./webpack.config');

var port = 3000;

var compiler = webpack(config);
app.use(webpackDevMiddleware(compiler, { noInfo: true, publicPath: config.output.publicPath }));
app.use(webpackHotMiddleware(compiler));

app.get('/', function(req, res) {
  res.sendFile(__dirname + '/index.html');
});

io.on('connection', function(socket){
  console.log('a user connected');
  socket.on('chat message', function(data) {
    io.emit('chat message', data);
  });
  socket.on('disconnect', function(){
    console.log('user disconnected');
  });
});

server.listen(port, function(error) {
  if (error) {
    console.error(error);
  } else {
    console.info('==> 🌎  Listening on port %s. Open up http://localhost:%s/ in your browser.', port, port);
  }
});