Can I use webpack on the client side without nodejs server?
It's definitely possible to create a static bundle js file, which you can use in your production code that does not include webpack-dev-server.
See this example as a reference (note: I am the owner of this repo). webpack.prod.config.js does create a production ready bundle file using webpack via node.js which itself does not require node.js anymore. Because of that you can simply serve it as a simple static file (which is done in the live example).
The key difference is how the entry points are written in the dev- and production environments. For development webpack-dev-server is being used
module.exports = { entry: [ 'webpack-dev-server/client?http://localhost:3000', 'webpack/hot/only-dev-server', './src/index' ], // ...}In the production environment you skip the webpack-dev-server and the hot reloading part
module.exports = { entry: [ './src/index' ], // ...}If you want to split your code into more than one bundle, you might want to have a look at how to define multiple entry points and link the files accordingly.