Error: Cannot find module 'webpack/bin/config-optimist'

[livemixlove]

Bug report

What is the current behavior?
I try to start dev server, but I get this error:

internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:596
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module 'webpack/bin/config-optimist'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:594:15)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:520:25)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:650:17)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:20:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/webpack-dev-server/bin/webpack-dev-server.js:60:1)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:702:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:713:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:612:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:551:12)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:543:3)

If the current behavior is a bug, please provide the steps to reproduce.
I run the dev server from the command line using my config:
webpack-dev-server --config webpack.config.development.js

I just upgraded from webpack-dev-server v2 -> v3 and webpack v3 -> v4. I didn't have this problem with v2+v3.

Looks like there was a similar issue here:
mzgoddard/jest-webpack#27

I have tried deleting my node_modules folder and rerunning npm install , which did not fix the issue.

What is the expected behavior?
It should be able to find the config-optimist file and start the server.

Other relevant information:
my package.json

 "webpack": "^4.8.3",
 "webpack-cli": "^2.1.3",
 "webpack-dev-server": "^3.1.4",

Node.js version: 10.8.0
Operating System:
OSX 10.13.4
Additional tools:
npm v 6.2.0

Thanks for any help on this! I'm definitely stuck on this one.

[livemixlove]

Doing my own homework. Looks like config optimist used to be in that location:
https://github.com/webpack/webpack/tree/c0afdf9c6abc1dd70707c594e473802a566f7b6e/bin

I'm wondering what would be referencing the old file...

[livemixlove]

Oh!

I forgot to install(upgrade) webpack-cli and webpack-dev-server globally! Sorry to create noise here.

[yangshuo2000]

Oh!

I forgot to install(upgrade) webpack-cli and webpack-dev-server globally! Sorry to create noise here.

After I update to the latest version, I still can’t package it ，

webpack 5.45.1
webpack-cli 4.7.2
webpack-dev-server 1.16.5

How can i solve it, thanks

[alexander-akait]

change webpack-dev-server on webpack serve in package.json

[egeddes]

change webpack-dev-server on webpack serve in package.json

@alexander-akait... What does that mean? What should we change, and where within package.json?
(Thank you for your help.)