diff --git a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/angular.spec.ts.snap b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/angular.spec.ts.snap
index 321401b82..f3b4c2d99 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/angular.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/angular.spec.ts.snap
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ exports[`angular configuration for android 1`] = `
   resolve: {
     symlinks: true,
     alias: {
-      '~': '<TODO>appFullPath',
-      '@': '<TODO>appFullPath'
+      '~': '__jest__/src',
+      '@': '__jest__/src'
     },
     extensions: [
       '.android.ts',
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ exports[`angular configuration for ios 1`] = `
   resolve: {
     symlinks: true,
     alias: {
-      '~': '<TODO>appFullPath',
-      '@': '<TODO>appFullPath'
+      '~': '__jest__/src',
+      '@': '__jest__/src'
     },
     extensions: [
       '.ios.ts',
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/javascript.spec.ts.snap b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/javascript.spec.ts.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b61257d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/javascript.spec.ts.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,470 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`javascript configuration for android 1`] = `
+"{
+  mode: 'development',
+  externals: [
+    'package.json',
+    '~/package.json'
+  ],
+  devtool: 'inline-source-map',
+  target: 'node',
+  output: {
+    path: '__jest__/platforms/android/app/src/main/assets/app',
+    pathinfo: false,
+    publicPath: '',
+    libraryTarget: 'commonjs',
+    globalObject: 'global'
+  },
+  resolve: {
+    symlinks: true,
+    alias: {
+      '~': '__jest__/src',
+      '@': '__jest__/src'
+    },
+    extensions: [
+      '.android.ts',
+      '.ts',
+      '.android.js',
+      '.js',
+      '.android.css',
+      '.css',
+      '.android.scss',
+      '.scss',
+      '.android.json',
+      '.json'
+    ]
+  },
+  resolveLoader: {
+    modules: [
+      'node_modules/@nativescript/webpack/dist/loaders',
+      'node_modules'
+    ]
+  },
+  module: {
+    rules: [
+      /* config.module.rule('ts') */
+      {
+        test: [
+          /\\\\.ts$/
+        ],
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('ts').use('ts-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'ts-loader',
+            options: {
+              transpileOnly: true,
+              allowTsInNodeModules: true,
+              compilerOptions: {
+                sourceMap: true,
+                declaration: false
+              },
+              getCustomTransformers: function () { /* omitted long function */ }
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('js') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.js$/,
+        exclude: [
+          /node_modules/
+        ],
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('js').use('babel-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'babel-loader',
+            options: {
+              generatorOpts: {
+                compact: false
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('css') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.css$/,
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('css').use('apply-css-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'apply-css-loader'
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('css').use('css2json-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'css2json-loader'
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('scss') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.scss$/,
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('scss').use('apply-css-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'apply-css-loader'
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('scss').use('css2json-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'css2json-loader'
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('scss').use('sass-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'sass-loader'
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('xml') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.xml$/,
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('xml').use('xml-namespace-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'xml-namespace-loader'
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  optimization: {
+    splitChunks: {
+      cacheGroups: {
+        defaultVendor: {
+          test: /[\\\\\\\\/]node_modules[\\\\\\\\/]/,
+          priority: -10,
+          name: 'vendor',
+          chunks: 'all'
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    minimizer: [
+      /* config.optimization.minimizer('TerserPlugin') */
+      new TerserPlugin(
+        {
+          terserOptions: {
+            compress: {
+              collapse_vars: false,
+              sequences: false
+            },
+            keep_fnames: true
+          }
+        }
+      )
+    ]
+  },
+  plugins: [
+    /* config.plugin('ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin') */
+    new ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin(
+      {
+        typescript: {
+          memoryLimit: 4096
+        }
+      }
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('CleanWebpackPlugin') */
+    new CleanWebpackPlugin(
+      {
+        cleanOnceBeforeBuildPatterns: [
+          '__jest__/platforms/android/app/src/main/assets/app/**/*'
+        ],
+        verbose: false
+      }
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('DefinePlugin') */
+    new DefinePlugin(
+      {
+        __DEV__: true,
+        __NS_WEBPACK__: true,
+        __CSS_PARSER__: '\\"css-tree\\"',
+        __ANDROID__: true,
+        __IOS__: false,
+        'global.isAndroid': true,
+        'global.isIOS': false,
+        process: 'global.process'
+      }
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('CopyWebpackPlugin') */
+    new CopyPlugin(
+      {
+        patterns: [
+          {
+            from: 'assets/**',
+            context: '__jest__/src',
+            noErrorOnMissing: true,
+            globOptions: {
+              dot: false
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            from: 'fonts/**',
+            context: '__jest__/src',
+            noErrorOnMissing: true,
+            globOptions: {
+              dot: false
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            from: '**/*.+(jpg|png)',
+            context: '__jest__/src',
+            noErrorOnMissing: true,
+            globOptions: {
+              dot: false
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('WatchStatePlugin') */
+    new WatchStatePlugin(),
+    /* config.plugin('VirtualModulesPlugin') */
+    new VirtualModulesPlugin(
+      {
+        '__jest__/src/__virtual_entry__.js': 'require(\\\\'@nativescript/core/bundle-entry-points\\\\')\\\\nconst context = require.context(\\"~/\\", /* deep: */ true, /* filter: */ /.(xml|js)$/);\\\\nglobal.registerWebpackModules(context);'
+      }
+    )
+  ],
+  entry: {
+    bundle: [
+      '@nativescript/core/globals/index.js',
+      '__jest__/src/app.js',
+      '__jest__/src/__virtual_entry__.js'
+    ]
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
+exports[`javascript configuration for ios 1`] = `
+"{
+  mode: 'development',
+  externals: [
+    'package.json',
+    '~/package.json'
+  ],
+  devtool: 'inline-source-map',
+  target: 'node',
+  output: {
+    path: '__jest__/platforms/ios/__jest__/app',
+    pathinfo: false,
+    publicPath: '',
+    libraryTarget: 'commonjs',
+    globalObject: 'global'
+  },
+  resolve: {
+    symlinks: true,
+    alias: {
+      '~': '__jest__/src',
+      '@': '__jest__/src'
+    },
+    extensions: [
+      '.ios.ts',
+      '.ts',
+      '.ios.js',
+      '.js',
+      '.ios.css',
+      '.css',
+      '.ios.scss',
+      '.scss',
+      '.ios.json',
+      '.json'
+    ]
+  },
+  resolveLoader: {
+    modules: [
+      'node_modules/@nativescript/webpack/dist/loaders',
+      'node_modules'
+    ]
+  },
+  module: {
+    rules: [
+      /* config.module.rule('ts') */
+      {
+        test: [
+          /\\\\.ts$/
+        ],
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('ts').use('ts-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'ts-loader',
+            options: {
+              transpileOnly: true,
+              allowTsInNodeModules: true,
+              compilerOptions: {
+                sourceMap: true,
+                declaration: false
+              },
+              getCustomTransformers: function () { /* omitted long function */ }
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('js') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.js$/,
+        exclude: [
+          /node_modules/
+        ],
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('js').use('babel-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'babel-loader',
+            options: {
+              generatorOpts: {
+                compact: false
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('css') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.css$/,
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('css').use('apply-css-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'apply-css-loader'
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('css').use('css2json-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'css2json-loader'
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('scss') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.scss$/,
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('scss').use('apply-css-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'apply-css-loader'
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('scss').use('css2json-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'css2json-loader'
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('scss').use('sass-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'sass-loader'
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('xml') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.xml$/,
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('xml').use('xml-namespace-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'xml-namespace-loader'
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  optimization: {
+    splitChunks: {
+      cacheGroups: {
+        defaultVendor: {
+          test: /[\\\\\\\\/]node_modules[\\\\\\\\/]/,
+          priority: -10,
+          name: 'vendor',
+          chunks: 'all'
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    minimizer: [
+      /* config.optimization.minimizer('TerserPlugin') */
+      new TerserPlugin(
+        {
+          terserOptions: {
+            compress: {
+              collapse_vars: true,
+              sequences: true
+            },
+            keep_fnames: true
+          }
+        }
+      )
+    ]
+  },
+  plugins: [
+    /* config.plugin('ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin') */
+    new ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin(
+      {
+        typescript: {
+          memoryLimit: 4096
+        }
+      }
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('CleanWebpackPlugin') */
+    new CleanWebpackPlugin(
+      {
+        cleanOnceBeforeBuildPatterns: [
+          '__jest__/platforms/ios/__jest__/app/**/*'
+        ],
+        verbose: false
+      }
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('DefinePlugin') */
+    new DefinePlugin(
+      {
+        __DEV__: true,
+        __NS_WEBPACK__: true,
+        __CSS_PARSER__: '\\"css-tree\\"',
+        __ANDROID__: false,
+        __IOS__: true,
+        'global.isAndroid': false,
+        'global.isIOS': true,
+        process: 'global.process'
+      }
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('CopyWebpackPlugin') */
+    new CopyPlugin(
+      {
+        patterns: [
+          {
+            from: 'assets/**',
+            context: '__jest__/src',
+            noErrorOnMissing: true,
+            globOptions: {
+              dot: false
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            from: 'fonts/**',
+            context: '__jest__/src',
+            noErrorOnMissing: true,
+            globOptions: {
+              dot: false
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            from: '**/*.+(jpg|png)',
+            context: '__jest__/src',
+            noErrorOnMissing: true,
+            globOptions: {
+              dot: false
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('WatchStatePlugin') */
+    new WatchStatePlugin(),
+    /* config.plugin('VirtualModulesPlugin') */
+    new VirtualModulesPlugin(
+      {
+        '__jest__/src/__virtual_entry__.js': 'require(\\\\'@nativescript/core/bundle-entry-points\\\\')\\\\nconst context = require.context(\\"~/\\", /* deep: */ true, /* filter: */ /.(xml|js)$/);\\\\nglobal.registerWebpackModules(context);'
+      }
+    )
+  ],
+  entry: {
+    bundle: [
+      '@nativescript/core/globals/index.js',
+      '__jest__/src/app.js',
+      '__jest__/src/__virtual_entry__.js'
+    ],
+    'tns_modules/@nativescript/core/inspector_modules': [
+      '@nativescript/core/inspector_modules'
+    ]
+  }
+}"
+`;
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/react.spec.ts.snap b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/react.spec.ts.snap
index 6b2b24480..1f3045790 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/react.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/react.spec.ts.snap
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ exports[`react configuration > android > adds ReactRefreshWebpackPlugin when HMR
   resolve: {
     symlinks: true,
     alias: {
-      '~': '<TODO>appFullPath',
-      '@': '<TODO>appFullPath',
+      '~': '__jest__/src',
+      '@': '__jest__/src',
       'react-dom': 'react-nativescript'
     },
     extensions: [
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ exports[`react configuration > android > base config 1`] = `
   resolve: {
     symlinks: true,
     alias: {
-      '~': '<TODO>appFullPath',
-      '@': '<TODO>appFullPath',
+      '~': '__jest__/src',
+      '@': '__jest__/src',
       'react-dom': 'react-nativescript'
     },
     extensions: [
@@ -485,8 +485,8 @@ exports[`react configuration > ios > adds ReactRefreshWebpackPlugin when HMR ena
   resolve: {
     symlinks: true,
     alias: {
-      '~': '<TODO>appFullPath',
-      '@': '<TODO>appFullPath',
+      '~': '__jest__/src',
+      '@': '__jest__/src',
       'react-dom': 'react-nativescript'
     },
     extensions: [
@@ -732,8 +732,8 @@ exports[`react configuration > ios > base config 1`] = `
   resolve: {
     symlinks: true,
     alias: {
-      '~': '<TODO>appFullPath',
-      '@': '<TODO>appFullPath',
+      '~': '__jest__/src',
+      '@': '__jest__/src',
       'react-dom': 'react-nativescript'
     },
     extensions: [
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/svelte.spec.ts.snap b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/svelte.spec.ts.snap
index 9ada8af46..7c6911b64 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/svelte.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/svelte.spec.ts.snap
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ exports[`svelte configuration for android 1`] = `
   resolve: {
     symlinks: true,
     alias: {
-      '~': '<TODO>appFullPath',
-      '@': '<TODO>appFullPath'
+      '~': '__jest__/src',
+      '@': '__jest__/src'
     },
     extensions: [
       '.android.svelte',
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ exports[`svelte configuration for ios 1`] = `
   resolve: {
     symlinks: true,
     alias: {
-      '~': '<TODO>appFullPath',
-      '@': '<TODO>appFullPath'
+      '~': '__jest__/src',
+      '@': '__jest__/src'
     },
     extensions: [
       '.ios.svelte',
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/vue.spec.ts.snap b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/vue.spec.ts.snap
index dfe35ed2d..e0498ffb8 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/vue.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/vue.spec.ts.snap
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ exports[`vue configuration for android 1`] = `
   resolve: {
     symlinks: true,
     alias: {
-      '~': '<TODO>appFullPath',
-      '@': '<TODO>appFullPath',
+      '~': '__jest__/src',
+      '@': '__jest__/src',
       vue: 'nativescript-vue'
     },
     extensions: [
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ exports[`vue configuration for ios 1`] = `
   resolve: {
     symlinks: true,
     alias: {
-      '~': '<TODO>appFullPath',
-      '@': '<TODO>appFullPath',
+      '~': '__jest__/src',
+      '@': '__jest__/src',
       vue: 'nativescript-vue'
     },
     extensions: [
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/javascript.spec.ts b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/javascript.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76a2c6201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/javascript.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// @ts-ignore
+import Config from 'webpack-chain';
+import javascript from '../../src/configuration/javascript';
+import { init } from '../../src';
+
+describe.only('javascript configuration', () => {
+	const platforms = ['ios', 'android'];
+
+	for (let platform of platforms) {
+		it(`for ${platform}`, () => {
+			init({
+				[platform]: true,
+			});
+			expect(javascript(new Config()).toString()).toMatchSnapshot();
+		});
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/package.json b/packages/webpack5/package.json
index 2e25ad6c3..17ac378c8 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/package.json
+++ b/packages/webpack5/package.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 		"css-loader": "^5.0.1",
 		"fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin": "^6.0.3",
 		"loader-utils": "^2.0.0",
+		"micromatch": "^4.0.2",
 		"raw-loader": "^4.0.2",
 		"react-refresh": "^0.9.0",
 		"sass": "^1.29.0",
@@ -52,7 +53,9 @@
 		"@types/css": "^0.0.31",
 		"@types/jest": "^26.0.15",
 		"@types/loader-utils": "^2.0.1",
+		"@types/micromatch": "^4.0.1",
 		"@types/terser-webpack-plugin": "^5.0.2",
+		"@types/webpack-virtual-modules": "^0.1.0",
 		"jest": "^26.6.3",
 		"memfs": "^3.2.0",
 		"nativescript-vue-template-compiler": "^2.8.2",
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/base.ts b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/base.ts
index 95380ec3a..189624337 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/base.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/base.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { WatchStatePlugin } from '../plugins/WatchStatePlugin';
 import { IWebpackEnv } from '../index';
 import {
 	getAbsoluteDistPath,
+	getEntryDirPath,
 	getEntryPath,
 	getPlatform,
 } from '../helpers/project';
@@ -106,9 +107,7 @@ export default function (config: Config, env: IWebpackEnv): Config {
 		.add('.json');
 
 	// base aliases
-	config.resolve.alias
-		.set('~', '<TODO>appFullPath')
-		.set('@', '<TODO>appFullPath');
+	config.resolve.alias.set('~', getEntryDirPath()).set('@', getEntryDirPath());
 
 	// resolve symlinks
 	config.resolve.symlinks(true);
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/javascript.ts b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/javascript.ts
index affb354bb..7a87891c0 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/javascript.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/javascript.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 import VirtualModulesPlugin from 'webpack-virtual-modules';
 import Config from 'webpack-chain';
-
-import { getEntryPath } from '../helpers/project';
-import { IWebpackEnv } from '../index';
-import base from './base';
 import dedent from 'ts-dedent';
+import { join } from 'path';
 
-// todo: add base configuration for core with javascript
-export default function (config: Config, env: IWebpackEnv): Config {
+import { env as _env, IWebpackEnv } from '../index';
+import { getEntryDirPath } from '../helpers/project';
+import base from './base';
+
+export default function (config: Config, env: IWebpackEnv = _env): Config {
 	base(config, env);
 
-	const virtualEntryPath = getEntryPath() + '.virtual.js';
+	const virtualEntryPath = join(getEntryDirPath(), '__virtual_entry__.js');
+	const filterRE = '/.(xml|js|s?css)$/';
 
 	config.entry('bundle').add(virtualEntryPath);
 
@@ -18,11 +19,10 @@ export default function (config: Config, env: IWebpackEnv): Config {
 	config.plugin('VirtualModulesPlugin').use(VirtualModulesPlugin, [
 		{
 			[virtualEntryPath]: dedent`
-			require('@nativescript/core/bundle-entry-points')
-
-			const context = require.context("./", /* deep: */ true);
-			global.registerWebpackModules(context);
-		`,
+				require('@nativescript/core/bundle-entry-points')
+				const context = require.context("~/", /* deep: */ true, /* filter: */ ${filterRE});
+				global.registerWebpackModules(context);
+			`,
 		},
 	]);
 
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/helpers/project.ts b/packages/webpack5/src/helpers/project.ts
index a0404b19c..104ff7bae 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/src/helpers/project.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/helpers/project.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { env, Platform } from '../index';
-import { resolve, basename } from 'path';
+import { resolve, basename, dirname } from 'path';
 import { error } from './log';
 
 export function getProjectRootPath(): string {
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ export function getEntryPath() {
 	return resolve(getProjectRootPath(), packageJson.main);
 }
 
+export function getEntryDirPath() {
+	return dirname(getEntryPath());
+}
+
 export function getDistPath() {
 	if (env.ios) {
 		const appName = basename(getProjectRootPath());