This configuration will not trigger a refresh when the hot update is applied.

Hot Reload Webpack 2

module.exports = {
  entry: {
      hot: ['react-hot-loader/patch', 'webpack-dev-server/client?https://localhost:3000', 'webpack/hot/only-dev-server'],
      main: 'src/index.js'
  },
  output: {
    path: __dirname + '/dist/assets',
    filename: '[hash]-[name].js',
    library: 'ReactApp'
  },
  plugins: [
    new webpack.HotModuleReplacementPlugin(),
    new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
      chunks: ['hot', 'main'],
      template: 'local-index.hbs'
    }),
    new DashboardPlugin(),
    new webpack.EnvironmentPlugin({
      NODE_ENV: 'development',
      HOST_NAME: `${hostname}`
    })
  ],
  devServer: {
    colors: true,
    https: true,
    quiet: false,
    port: 3000,
    hot: true,
    stats: {colors: true},
    proxy: useApiKey ? proxyApiConfig : proxyLoginConfig
  }
}