Building for PWA

Step 1: Configure an application

1. From the Monaca Cloud IDE menu, go to Configure → App Settings for PWA.

2. Fill in your application information:

• Field	Description
  Name	The application name
  Short Name	The name used in places where there is not enough space to display the full name (such as home screen).
  Description	General description of the application.
  Language	The language to used for name members and short_name members.
  Text Direction	The writing direction of the text.
  Scope	Defines the navigation range of the website. With this setting you can restrict which web pages can be displayed. If the user tries to access outside the range, it will transition to the normal web page.
  Start URL	The URL to be loaded when launching the application

• Application Display Preference

  Field	Description
  Display	The display mode of the application. The default is standalone to display like a native app.
  Orientation	The display orientation of the screen.
  Background Color	The background color of the splash screen.
  Theme Color	The color of the status bar.

• App Icon

  You can set the application icon. Each size icons are automatically generated from one image. The icons are displayed on the home screen or as a splash image.

3. After finishing the configurations, click Save.

Step 2: Build an application

1. From the Monaca Cloud IDE menu, go to Build → Build App for PWA.

2. Select the type of build you want and click Start Build.

3. It may take several minutes for the build to complete. Once the build is completed, your app is ready to be downloaded or distributed. See the screenshot below as an example:

See Also:

• Deploy to Firebase