README.md

client.reconnect: false

false

Tells dev-server the number of times it should try to reconnect the client. When false it will not try to reconnect.

webpack.config.js

module.exports = {
  // ...
  devServer: {
    client: {
      reconect: false,
    },
  },
};

Usage via CLI:

npx webpack serve --open --no-client-reconnect

What Should Happen

1. The script should open http://localhost:8080/ in your default browser.
2. Open the console tab in your browser's devtools.
3. Now close the server with Ctrl+C to disconnect the client.

In the devtools console you should see that webpack-dev-server is not trying to reconnect:

[webpack-dev-server] Hot Module Replacement enabled.
[webpack-dev-server] Live Reloading enabled.
[webpack-dev-server] Disconnected!