server.js

// Webpack
var webpack = require('webpack');
var config = require('./webpack.config');
var WebpackDevServer = require('webpack-dev-server');
var redis = require("redis");
var client = redis.createClient();

// Dev Server
new WebpackDevServer(webpack(config), {
  publicPath: config.output.publicPath,
  hot: true,
  historyApiFallback: true
}).listen(1337, 'localhost', function (err, result) {
  if (err) {
    console.log(err);
  }
  console.log('Listening at localhost:1337');
});

// Redis Database
// code was C&P from http://redis.js.org/ USAGE EXAMPLE
client.on("error", function (err) {
    console.log("Error " + err);
});
// Database testing
client.set("string key", "string val", redis.print);
client.hset("hash key", "hashtest 1", "some value", redis.print);
client.hset(["hash key", "hashtest 2", "some other value"], redis.print);
client.hkeys("hash key", function (err, replies) {
    console.log(replies.length + " replies:");
    replies.forEach(function (reply, i) {
        console.log("    " + i + ": " + reply);
    });
    client.quit();
});