diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/base.ts b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/base.ts
index 97b065dca..851c026b1 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/base.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/base.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { Configuration } from 'webpack';
+import Config from 'webpack-chain';
 
 // todo: add base configuration that's shared across all flavors
 export default function (env): Configuration {
+	const config = new Config()
+	config.entry('')
 	return {
 		entry: {
 			'bundle.js': 'bundle.js',
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/helpers/projectHelpers.ts b/packages/webpack5/src/helpers/projectHelpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a13d3f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/helpers/projectHelpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+
+import { existsSync } from "fs";
+import { resolve } from "path";
+
+export function getPackageJson(projectDir: string) {
+    const packageJsonPath = getPackageJsonPath(projectDir);
+    const result = readJsonFile(packageJsonPath);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+export function readJsonFile(filePath:string) {
+    return require(filePath) as {
+      main:string
+      // to be extended?
+    };
+}
+
+export function getPackageJsonPath  (projectDir: string) {
+    const packagePath = resolve(projectDir, "package.json");
+    if (existsSync(packagePath)) {
+      return packagePath;
+    } else {
+      return getPackageJsonPath(resolve(projectDir, '..'));
+    }
+  
+  }
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diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/index.ts b/packages/webpack5/src/index.ts
index 75a11149d..5a70f96a9 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,55 @@
 export * from './configuration';
+import { existsSync } from "fs";
+import { getPackageJson } from './helpers/projectHelpers';
+import { resolve } from "path";
+
+
+export type Platform = 'android' | 'ios';
+/**
+ * Function to ensure the app directory exists
+ *
+ * @param appDirectory
+ */
+function verifyEntryModuleDirectory(appDirectory: string) {
+    if (!appDirectory) {
+        throw new Error("Path to app directory is not specified. Unable to find entry module.");
+    }
+
+    if (!existsSync(appDirectory)) {
+        throw new Error(`The specified path to app directory ${appDirectory} does not exist. Unable to find entry module.`);
+    }
+}
+
+function getPackageJsonEntry(appDirectory) {
+    const packageJsonSource = getPackageJson(appDirectory);
+    const entry = packageJsonSource.main;
+
+    if (!entry) {
+        throw new Error(`${appDirectory}/package.json must contain a 'main' attribute!`);
+    }
+
+    return entry.replace(/\.js$/i, "");
+}
+
+
+export function getEntryModule  (appDirectory: string, platform: 'android' | 'ios') {
+    verifyEntryModuleDirectory(appDirectory);
+
+    const entry = getPackageJsonEntry(appDirectory);
+
+    const tsEntryPath = resolve(appDirectory, `${entry}.ts`);
+    const jsEntryPath = resolve(appDirectory, `${entry}.js`);
+    let entryExists = existsSync(tsEntryPath) || existsSync(jsEntryPath);
+    if (!entryExists && platform) {
+        const platformTsEntryPath = resolve(appDirectory, `${entry}.${platform}.ts`);
+        const platformJsEntryPath = resolve(appDirectory, `${entry}.${platform}.js`);
+        entryExists = existsSync(platformTsEntryPath) || existsSync(platformJsEntryPath);
+    }
+
+    if (!entryExists) {
+        throw new Error(`The entry module ${entry} specified in ` +
+            `${appDirectory}/package.json doesn't exist!`)
+    }
+
+    return entry;
+};
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diff --git a/packages/webpack5/tsconfig.json b/packages/webpack5/tsconfig.json
index c29859e2e..9c28969b1 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/webpack5/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,21 +7,16 @@
 		"declaration": true,
 		"emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
 		"experimentalDecorators": true,
-		"lib": [
-			"es2017"
-		],
+		"lib": ["es2017"],
 		"sourceMap": true,
 		"skipLibCheck": true,
 		"skipDefaultLibCheck": true,
 		"diagnostics": true,
 		"paths": {
-			"@nativescript/webpack": [
-				"src"
-			]
+			"@nativescript/webpack": ["src"]
 		},
 		"esModuleInterop": true
 	},
-	"exclude": [
-		"node_modules"
-	]
+	"include": ["src"],
+	"exclude": ["node_modules"]
 }