diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 07fc524..d9606f0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /release/
 /node_modules/
+package-lock.json
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d647c5f..f312d40 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # dojo-webpack-plugin-sample
 
-[Sample application](https://openntf.github.io/dojo-webpack-plugin-sample/test.html) demonstrating the use of [dojo-webpack-plugin](https://github.com/OpenNTF/dojo-webpack-plugin) with [webpack](https://webpack.github.io/).  The sample can be run as a webpack application (the default) or as an [unpacked application](https://openntf.github.io/dojo-webpack-plugin-sample/test.html?nopack=1) that uses the Dojo loader by specifying the ?nopack=1 query arg in the URL.  It demonstrates how to construct a [Dojo loader config](https://github.com/OpenNTF/dojo-webpack-plugin-sample/blob/master/js/loaderConfig.js) that can be used in both weback and non-webpack versions of a Dojo application.  You may want to support non-webpack versions during the development phase of your application in order to avoid build overhead during development.
+[Sample application](https://openntf.github.io/dojo-webpack-plugin-sample/test.html) demonstrating the use of [dojo-webpack-plugin](https://github.com/OpenNTF/dojo-webpack-plugin) with [webpack](https://webpack.github.io/).  The sample can be run as a webpack application (the default) or as an [unpacked application](https://openntf.github.io/dojo-webpack-plugin-sample/test.html?nopack=1) that uses the native Dojo loader by specifying the ?nopack=1 query arg in the URL.  It demonstrates how to construct a [Dojo loader config](https://github.com/OpenNTF/dojo-webpack-plugin-sample/blob/master/js/loaderConfig.js) that can be used in both weback and non-webpack versions of a Dojo application.  You may want to support non-webpack versions during the development phase of your application in order to avoid build overhead during development.
 
 ```
 npm install
-npm run build
+npm run [build|serve]
 ```
 
-The built files will be located in `./release`.  You can launch the app by loading `./test.html` in a browser.  Note that loading the app from the file system works only for the packed application.  The non-packed version of the app (?nopack=1) loads Dojo from a CDN, so cross-origin restrictions in browsers require that you load the non-packed app from an http server.  Alternatively, you could modify test.html and js/loaderConfig.js to use the locally installed Dojo for the unpacked application as well.
+The `build` script builds the sample application, placing the deployable artifacts in the `release` directory. The `serve` script builds the sample application and uses [webpack-serve](https://www.npmjs.com/package/webpack-serve) to host the application locally at http://localhost:8080/test.html.  It automatically launches a browser to load and run the application.
 
 [@GordonSmith](https://github.com/GordonSmith) provides a fork of the sample app with some variations in [here](https://github.com/OpenNTF/dojo-webpack-plugin-sample/issues/40).
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b7305c2..61caf80 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
     "dijit": "1.13.0",
     "dojo": "1.13.0",
     "dojo-util": "1.13.0",
-    "dojo-webpack-plugin": "2.7.1",
+    "dojo-webpack-plugin": "2.7.4",
     "dojox": "1.12.2",
     "less": "2.7.1",
     "less-loader": "4.1.0",
     "style-loader": "0.20.3",
     "url-loader": "1.0.1",
     "webpack": "4.2.0",
-    "webpack-cli": "2.0.11"
+    "webpack-cli": "2.0.11",
+    "webpack-serve": "2.0.2"
   },
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
     "url": "git+https://github.com/OpenNTF/dojo-webpack-plugin-sample.git"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "node node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --config webpack.config.js"
+    "build": "webpack --config webpack.config.js",
+    "serve": "webpack-serve --open-path test.html"
   }
 }
diff --git a/serve.config.js b/serve.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5afcd22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/serve.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module.exports = {
+  devMiddleware: {
+    publicPath: "/release/"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 0c55868..d6df7ce 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	entry: "js/bootstrap",
 	output: {
 		path: path.join(__dirname, "release"),
-		publicPath: "release/",
+		publicPath: "/release/",
 		pathinfo: true,
 		filename: "bundle.js"
 	},
@@ -40,14 +40,15 @@ module.exports = {
 	        }
 	      }
 	    ]
-	  }]		
+	  }]
 	},
 	plugins: [
 		new DojoWebpackPlugin({
 			loaderConfig: require("./js/loaderConfig"),
 			environment: {dojoRoot: "release"},	// used at run time for non-packed resources (e.g. blank.gif)
 			buildEnvironment: {dojoRoot: "node_modules"}, // used at build time
-			locales: ["en"]
+			locales: ["en"],
+			noConsole: true
 		}),
 
 		// Copy non-packed resources needed by the app to the release directory
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	resolveLoader: {
 		modules: ["node_modules"]
 	},
-	mode: "production",
+	mode: process.env.WEBPACK_SERVE ? 'development' : 'production',
 	optimization: {
     minimizer: [
       // we specify a custom UglifyJsPlugin here to get source maps in production