diff --git a/packages/create-plugin/src/utils/tests/utils.templates.test.ts b/packages/create-plugin/src/utils/tests/utils.templates.test.ts
index 818bd3888..a1e22dcd7 100644
--- a/packages/create-plugin/src/utils/tests/utils.templates.test.ts
+++ b/packages/create-plugin/src/utils/tests/utils.templates.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe('Utils / Templates', () => {
       expect(templateFiles.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
 
       // A file that should live in this sub-directory
-      expect(templateFiles.find((t) => t.includes('custom.d.ts'))).not.toBeUndefined();
+      expect(templateFiles.find((t) => t.includes('bundler-rules.d.ts'))).not.toBeUndefined();
 
       // Something that should not be found in this sub-directory
       expect(templateFiles.find((t) => t.includes('Dockerfile'))).toBeUndefined();
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('Utils / Templates', () => {
     });
 
     test('should be possible to filter for a single file', () => {
-      const templateFiles = getTemplateFiles(PLUGIN_TYPES.app, '.config/types/custom.d.ts');
+      const templateFiles = getTemplateFiles(PLUGIN_TYPES.app, '.config/types/bundler-rules.d.ts');
 
       expect(Array.isArray(templateFiles)).toBe(true);
       expect(templateFiles.length).toBe(1);
diff --git a/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/README.md b/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/README.md
index 1478e3bbd..5ba318665 100644
--- a/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/README.md
+++ b/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/README.md
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ We are going to use [`webpack-merge`](https://github.com/survivejs/webpack-merge
 // webpack.config.ts
 import type { Configuration } from 'webpack';
 import { merge } from 'webpack-merge';
-import grafanaConfig from './.config/webpack/webpack.config';
+import grafanaConfig, { type Env } from './.config/webpack/webpack.config';
 
-const config = async (env): Promise<Configuration> => {
+const config = async (env: Env): Promise<Configuration> => {
   const baseConfig = await grafanaConfig(env);
 
   return merge(baseConfig, {
diff --git a/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/types/custom.d.ts b/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/types/bundler-rules.d.ts
similarity index 91%
rename from packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/types/custom.d.ts
rename to packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/types/bundler-rules.d.ts
index 64e6eaa6f..e67197c5d 100644
--- a/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/types/custom.d.ts
+++ b/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/types/bundler-rules.d.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ declare module '*.webp' {
 }
 
 declare module '*.svg' {
-  const content: string;
-  export default content;
+  const src: string;
+  export default src;
 }
 
 // Font declarations
diff --git a/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/types/webpack-plugins.d.ts b/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/types/webpack-plugins.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6dbab109c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/types/webpack-plugins.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+declare module 'replace-in-file-webpack-plugin' {
+  import { Compiler, Plugin } from 'webpack';
+
+  interface ReplaceRule {
+    search: string | RegExp;
+    replace: string | ((match: string) => string);
+  }
+
+  interface ReplaceOption {
+    dir?: string;
+    files?: string[];
+    test?: RegExp | RegExp[];
+    rules: ReplaceRule[];
+  }
+
+  class ReplaceInFilePlugin extends Plugin {
+    constructor(options?: ReplaceOption[]);
+    options: ReplaceOption[];
+    apply(compiler: Compiler): void;
+  }
+
+  export = ReplaceInFilePlugin;
+}
+
+declare module 'webpack-livereload-plugin' {
+  import { ServerOptions } from 'https';
+  import { Compiler, Plugin, Stats, Compilation } from 'webpack';
+
+  interface Options extends Pick<ServerOptions, 'cert' | 'key' | 'pfx'> {
+    /**
+     * protocol for livereload `<script>` src attribute value
+     * @default protocol of the page, either `http` or `https`
+     */
+    protocol?: string | undefined;
+    /**
+     * The desired port for the livereload server.
+     * If you define port 0, an available port will be searched for, starting from 35729.
+     * @default 35729
+     */
+    port?: number | undefined;
+    /**
+     * he desired hostname for the appended `<script>` (if present) to point to
+     * @default hostname of the page, like `localhost` or 10.0.2.2
+     */
+    hostname?: string | undefined;
+    /**
+     * livereload `<script>` automatically to `<head>`.
+     * @default false
+     */
+    appendScriptTag?: boolean | undefined;
+    /**
+     * RegExp of files to ignore. Null value means ignore nothing.
+     * It is also possible to define an array and use multiple anymatch patterns
+     */
+    ignore?: RegExp | RegExp[] | null | undefined;
+    /**
+     * amount of milliseconds by which to delay the live reload (in case build takes longer)
+     * @default 0
+     */
+    delay?: number | undefined;
+    /**
+     * create hash for each file source and only notify livereload if hash has changed
+     * @default false
+     */
+    useSourceHash?: boolean | undefined;
+  }
+
+  class LiveReloadPlugin extends Plugin {
+    readonly isRunning: boolean;
+    constructor(options?: Options);
+
+    apply(compiler: Compiler): void;
+
+    start(watching: any, cb: () => void): void;
+    done(stats: Stats): void;
+    failed(): void;
+    autoloadJs(): string;
+    scriptTag(source: string): string;
+    applyCompilation(compilation: Compilation): void;
+  }
+
+  export = LiveReloadPlugin;
+}
diff --git a/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/webpack/utils.ts b/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/webpack/utils.ts
index 015aa0510..a42f5b28d 100644
--- a/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/webpack/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/webpack/utils.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export function hasReadme() {
 
 // Support bundling nested plugins by finding all plugin.json files in src directory
 // then checking for a sibling module.[jt]sx? file.
-export async function getEntries(): Promise<Record<string, string>> {
+export async function getEntries() {
   const pluginsJson = await glob('**/src/**/plugin.json', { absolute: true });
 
   const plugins = await Promise.all(
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ export async function getEntries(): Promise<Record<string, string>> {
     })
   );
 
-  return plugins.reduce((result, modules) => {
-    return modules.reduce((result, module) => {
+  return plugins.reduce<Record<string, string>>((result, modules) => {
+    return modules.reduce((innerResult, module) => {
       const pluginPath = path.dirname(module);
       const pluginName = path.relative(process.cwd(), pluginPath).replace(/src\/?/i, '');
       const entryName = pluginName === '' ? 'module' : `${pluginName}/module`;
 
-      result[entryName] = module;
-      return result;
+      innerResult[entryName] = module;
+      return innerResult;
     }, result);
   }, {});
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/webpack/webpack.config.ts b/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/webpack/webpack.config.ts
index 552cca187..fe8a77ff6 100644
--- a/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/webpack/webpack.config.ts
+++ b/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/webpack/webpack.config.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ __webpack_public_path__ =
 `,
 });
 
-const config = async (env): Promise<Configuration> => {
+export type Env = {
+  [key: string]: true | string | Env;
+};
+
+const config = async (env: Env): Promise<Configuration> => {
   const baseConfig: Configuration = {
     cache: {
       type: 'filesystem',
@@ -80,10 +84,10 @@ const config = async (env): Promise<Configuration> => {
       // Mark legacy SDK imports as external if their name starts with the "grafana/" prefix
       ({ request }, callback) => {
         const prefix = 'grafana/';
-        const hasPrefix = (request) => request.indexOf(prefix) === 0;
-        const stripPrefix = (request) => request.substr(prefix.length);
+        const hasPrefix = (request: string) => request.indexOf(prefix) === 0;
+        const stripPrefix = (request: string) => request.substr(prefix.length);
 
-        if (hasPrefix(request)) {
+        if (request && hasPrefix(request)) {
           return callback(undefined, stripPrefix(request));
         }