title: Do I need node_modules folder on live host server if I'm using webpack?
body: <p>To be clear, I am <strong>not</strong> asking if I need node_modules folder on live host server. That question &amp; answer exists on Stack Overflow already. The consensus answer, in general is YES - I still need the node_modules directory during runtime.</p>
  
  <p>I am also <strong>not</strong> asking about running npm init or npm install. I understand how that works.</p>
  
  <p>I am specifically asking - <strong>do I still need the node_modules directory on the live/host server if I use webpack during my build process</strong>? Doesn't webpack bundle all the necessary JS, etc into folder? Can I delete the node_modules folder if use webpack? Or, will I still need that directory during runtime?</p>
  
  <p>This is for a basic front end, client side web application only. This front end calls other API only for backend sevice. This front end web application is being hosted on Windows/IIS.</p>
  
  <p>The site's published code includes static references like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/app.css?id=f243e9c6546d420fec1f"&gt;
  &lt;script src="/js/app.js?id=bf7be8f179cc272c0190"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Ignore the id= part, as I think that's part of the web framework for cache busting.</p>