# Solution for PWA ( Progressive Web Apps )
**URL:** https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/solution-for-pwa-progressive-web-apps/111347
**Category:** Hosting Support
**Created:** [June 4, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/solution-for-pwa-progressive-web-apps/111347 "2025-06-04T00:33:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@Chevrolay](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Chevrolay)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/solution-for-pwa-progressive-web-apps/111347/1 "2025-06-04T00:33:42Z")
I have literally been working on this for a LOT of hours, and I believe the solution was modifying the .htaccess that you **do** have access to (in the htdocs folder), but also a combination of everything could have been the solution.
This DOES NOT fix the PWABuilder “Error 500” issue, however, I was still able to download the PWA in my browser, so that’s still a big plus.
Used the **Samsung Internet Browser** , haven’t tested on any other browser just yet, but I am assuming it works on those also.
https://codepen.io/ClockBlock/embed/QwbKQbq?default-tab=result
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### Author:  [@EdwardSkunk](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/EdwardSkunk)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/solution-for-pwa-progressive-web-apps/111347/2 "2025-06-04T01:02:11Z")
I’m sorry, but Progressive Web Apps are not supported on InfinityFree.
> [@InfinityFree does not support .json files](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/infinityfree-does-not-support-json-files/98318/2):
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> The MIME type detection on our hosting is just fine, and if you try to open the file manually, you’ll see that the server responds with the right Content-Type header. However, you’ll notice it doesn’t work outside of your browser. Specifically, because of this security system: Unfortunately, the consequence of this is that it’s not possible to host a PWA with us. Small side note, without considering the above, your manifest.json is invalid. You have a comment in your file for the theme\_col…
> [@Ensuring only web browsers can access your website](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/ensuring-only-web-browsers-can-access-your-website/49353):
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> InfinityFree is a website hosting service. That means that the hosting accounts we provided are intended for hosting websites. Websites contain pages that are accessed through web browsers. InfinityFree is not intended to be used for file sharing, API hosting, database hosting or background tasks/tools. To help enforce this, free hosting enforces a security system that makes sure that anyone trying to access your website is using a normal web browser. This is done by checking whether the web br…
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### Author:  [@Chevrolay](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Chevrolay)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2025, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/solution-for-pwa-progressive-web-apps/111347/3 "2025-06-04T03:53:27Z")
Well, it looks as if their goal was not to explicitly restrict the use of PWAs, but rather it was just an unintended consequence. So, if it is not explicitly banned, and a user were to use the same methods I provided above, then there should be no problem; and believe me, it does work.
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### Author:  [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2025, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/solution-for-pwa-progressive-web-apps/111347/4 "2025-06-04T06:13:11Z")
So let me get this clear: you are saying that you were able to setup a PWA on our hosting? Mainly due to the .htaccess code being used?
If so, that would be a very big surprise to me! I didn’t think it was possible. If you say it works, I can test it and write an article about this for others wanting to do the same.
If you are willing to put your findings into a guide, I’d be more than happy to accept it into the #Community Guides. But no pressure, just finding this out is already a fantastic change!
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### Author:  [@jaikrishna.t](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/jaikrishna.t)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2025, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/solution-for-pwa-progressive-web-apps/111347/5 "2025-06-04T06:24:46Z")
> [@Admin](#):
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> you are saying that you were able to setup a PWA on our hosting?
well it does!
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### Author:  [@Chevrolay](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Chevrolay)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2025, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/solution-for-pwa-progressive-web-apps/111347/6 "2025-06-04T06:35:50Z")
Yes, absolutely, i had actually already given up (mostly) and really wasn’t expecting it to work, but i am so glad it did, though i do hope i am not breaking any rules with this…!
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### Author:  [@dan3008](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/dan3008)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2025, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/solution-for-pwa-progressive-web-apps/111347/7 "2025-06-04T08:13:14Z")
> [@Chevrolay](#):
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> though i do hope i am not breaking any rules with this
Given admins response, I’d say you’re fine 🙂
Looks really intresting. Good work 🙂
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### Author:  [@Chevrolay](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Chevrolay)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/solution-for-pwa-progressive-web-apps/111347/8 "2025-06-04T14:05:27Z")
hey there, i was so tired last night & somehow missed this post. But yeah i could do that, gives me something to work on. Before finding this i actually researched it quite a bit and it is apparently a well-known and very disliked topic lol so i know a lot of people will be very happy!
Will msg you soon ~
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### Author:  [@Chevrolay](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Chevrolay)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/solution-for-pwa-progressive-web-apps/111347/9 "2025-06-05T11:55:27Z")
I am getting this error when attempting to create post there, “You’re not allowed to create topics in this category”
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### Author:  [@Meishin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Meishin)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/solution-for-pwa-progressive-web-apps/111347/10 "2025-06-05T13:07:43Z")
Your trust level is low so you probably didn’t get sufficient permissions:
> **[Understanding Discourse Trust Levels](https://blog.discourse.org/2018/06/understanding-discourse-trust-levels/)**
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> The user trust system is a fundamental cornerstone of Discourse. Trust levels are a way of…
Now this is just a reference. You would want to work harder to get higher trust level, but I honestly have no idea what level you would need to post in #Community Guides . (After all this is a special setting in this forum only.)
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### Author:  [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/solution-for-pwa-progressive-web-apps/111347/11 "2025-06-05T13:18:13Z")
I’m sorry about that. You must be at least Trust Level 1 to submit a topic to the Community Guides. TL1 is very easy to achieve, when you just participate in the forum you should have it within a couple of days.
But given the circumstances, I manually bumped you to TL1 so you should be able to submit the article now.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/solution-for-pwa-progressive-web-apps/111347/12 "2025-06-12T13:18:49Z")
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