PWA and HTML - still the question what is the difference?

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#1

I have been able to figure out how to make a PWA from SAB (very easy) and after I generated it with the html pages it shows in the browser, but …

  1. what is now actually the difference with the ‘normal’ html ?

  2. how can I distribute this PWA … Should I make a ZIP of it and put it on our website and let people download it? But I can also ZIP the ‘normal’ (non-PWA) HTML. So again what is the difference?

  3. in the past Aaron made a nice PWA for us, but it was somehow compiled with a startup icon like the APP and all html files were hidden in the PWA bundle I got. That has the advantage that it looks like an APP and people can install it fairly easily … actually I had something expected like this to come out of SAB …

#2

You need to do some more reading on what a PWA is.

  1. The HTML file can be used on a web site or just locally. The PWA files are almost the same as the HTML export. There are some extra files that add the PWA features when served from a web server.

  2. A PWA is a set of files that are served from a web server. It has the ability to install a shortcut on your phone so it appears as an app on your phone. (You can distribute the files and view them as files but then it is not a PWA)

  3. SAB produces the files needed to be put on a web server. SAB does not provide the web server you have to organize that. If you need a server contact @Aaronsedna. But there are many web services that can host your PWA.

#3

@joop it seems like your PWA files are on http website. Contents hosted on a http server is generally considered not secure these days. You will need an SSL encryption enabled (https) website for PWA to work correctly.

Kalaam offers free PWA hosting. Please e-mail me with the files and we will be happy to host the app for you.

#4

hello Aaron, thank you for your reply!
The site is https (SSL) so that should not be problem, although I made a mistake in the link.
Try it with https!
Then it is still the same I would say!

Please, it is not about hosting it at yours, but about Ian’s remark that it can be hosted at a webserver … and we have a webserver and put it there (https) but it simply does not work as expected on the basis of Ian’s explanation and he refers to you.