Access environment variables in index.html with webpack

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I have a React app which has access to environment variables in the normal way using DefinePlugin. We are able to access these variables all throughout the app. However, we cannot access them in the static folder, namely index.html.

Is there any way to access environment variables in static files with Webpack/React?

Then I guess what you can do is to use shell script run by WebPack. The script will update the file: npmjs.com/package/webpack-shell-plugin — Shota
– Shota, Commented Sep 16, 2019 at 17:55

Ahmed Wasim · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-16 17:57:22Z

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Try html-webpack-plugin & .ejs template language

new HtmlWebpackPlugin({ iw
     template: './src/public/index.ejs',
     inject: 'body',
     env: process.env.NODE_ENV
}),

<body class="<%= htmlWebpackPlugin.options.env %>"> </body

answered Sep 16, 2019 at 17:57

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DaraJ Over a year ago

Thanks for the answer. You're correct but it's unlikely we will be allowed to use ejs

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