Basic html template for modern static progressive web apps

Ready to create a static progressive web app with a manifest and a serviceworker, easily deployable with Github pages.

Includes:

• Thumbnail images
• Skeleton CSS + normalize
• Web app manifest
• Basic service worker + registration companion
• Initial web push notification support (you will need a external server)

DEMO: https://gallaoro.github.io/static_pwa_boilerplate/ or visit the gh-pages branch of this repository

Installation

• Install git sudo apt-get install git
• Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/lellefood/static_pwa_boilerplate.git
• Rename directory: mv static_pwa_boilerplate <new_project_name>
• Change directory: cd <new_project_name>
• Modify the manifest.json with your informations
• Start writing your website

Developing

Project folder stucture

root
├── css
│   └── skeleton.css
│   └── normalize.css
│   └── index.css
│
├── js
│   └── index.js
│
├── img
│   └── thumb
│       └── 64.png
│       └── 144.png
│       └── 192.png
│       └── 512.png
│       └── 1366x768.png
│
├── index.html
├── manifest.json
├── README.md
└── serviceworker.js

FAQ

• How can I add a new page? Add a new file <new_page_name>.html in the root of the project.
  Link to it with /<new_page_name>.html

• How can I add web push notifications? The initial code to get a pushSubscription is already given in the index.js script, follow this tutorial to know how web push work.

Deploy

Follow the simple instructions on Github pages website to know how to deploy your pwa for free