webpack file-loader

// this is configured outside of the exported webpack configuration code
const BASE_DIR = resolve(`${__dirname}`);

module.exports = {
    mode: 'development',
    devtool: 'eval-source-map',
    resolve: {
        modules: [
            resolve(BASE_DIR),
            'node_modules'
        ]
    },
    output: {
        // ...
        publicPath: '/'
    },

    module: {
        rules: [
            // ...
            {
                test: /\.(png|svg|jpg|jpeg|gif|tiff)$/,
                use: [
                    'file-loader?name=assets/[name].[ext]'
                ]
            },
            // ...
        ]
    }
    // ...
}