# Marko + Webpack
The [marko-loader](https://github.com/marko-js/marko-loader) loader for [Webpack](https://webpack.github.io/) will automatically compile all imported Marko templates during bundling. In addition, `marko-loader` will automatically bundle any template dependencies (including required CSS).
> **ProTip**: Want to see it in action? Check out the [`marko-webpack`](https://github.com/marko-js-samples/marko-webpack) demo repository.
## Installation
```
npm install marko --save
npm install webpack --save
npm install marko-loader --save
```
## Client rendering
Let's say we have a simple view that we want to render in the browser: `hello.marko`
_hello.marko_
```marko
Hello ${input.name}
```
First, let's create a `client.js` that requires the view and renders it to the body:
_client.js_
```js
var myComponent = require("./hello.marko");
myComponent.renderSync({ name: "Marko" }).appendTo(document.body);
```
Now, let's configure `webpack` to compile the `client.js` file and use `marko-loader` for any `*.marko` files:
_webpack.config.js_
```js
module.exports = {
entry: "./client.js",
output: {
path: __dirname,
filename: "static/bundle.js"
},
resolve: {
extensions: [".js", ".marko"]
},
module: {
loaders: [
{
test: /\.marko$/,
loader: "marko-loader"
}
]
}
};
```
Run `webpack` from your terminal and you'll have a new `static/bundle.js` file created. Reference that from an html file and you're good to go.
_index.html_
```html
```
Load up that page in your browser and you should see `Hello Marko` staring back at you.
## Using CSS pre-processors
If you're using inline css with pre-processors, you must configure the appropriate loader.
_pretty.marko_
```marko
style.less {
.pretty {
color:@pretty-color;
}
}
```
_webpack.config.js_
```js
//...
loaders: [
//...
{
test: /\.less$/, // matches style.less { ... } from our template
loader: "style-loader!css-loader!less-loader!"
}
//...
];
//...
```
## Extracting CSS
It is recommended to configure the [`ExtractTextPlugin`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/extract-text-webpack-plugin) so that you get a separate css bundle rather than it being included in the JavaScript bundle.
```
npm install extract-text-webpack-plugin --save
```
_webpack.config.js_
```js
"use strict";
var ExtractTextPlugin = require("extract-text-webpack-plugin");
module.exports = {
entry: "./client.js",
output: {
path: __dirname,
filename: "static/bundle.js"
},
resolve: {
extensions: [".js", ".marko"]
},
module: {
loaders: [
{
test: /\.marko$/,
loader: "marko-loader"
},
{
test: /\.(less|css)$/,
loader: ExtractTextPlugin.extract({
fallback: "style-loader",
use: "css-loader!less-loader"
})
}
]
},
plugins: [
// Write out CSS bundle to its own file:
new ExtractTextPlugin("static/bundle.css", { allChunks: true })
]
};
```