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https:eletricistaefaztudo.sampa.br Dear Hosting Support Team, I am writing to request urgent assistance with a critical issue affecting my Progressive Web App (PWA) functionality on my website, `https://eletricistaefaztudo.sampa.br`. I have implemented a PWA, including `manifest.json` and `sw.js` files, which are essential for its proper operation (e.g., installability, offline capabilities). These files are located at the root of my domain. Upon inspecting the network requests using browser developer tools, I found that requests for `/manifest.json` (and likely `/sw.js` as well) are being served with an incorrect `Content-Type` header of `text/html`, instead of `application/json` or `application/javascript`, respectively. Furthermore, the response content for these files is an HTML page containing a JavaScript challenge (similar to a bot protection script, e.g., `/aes.js`), rather than the actual JSON/JavaScript content. This behavior is preventing the browser from parsing the `manifest.json` correctly (resulting in a “SyntaxError: Unexpected token ‘<’” at line 1, column 1) and from registering the Service Worker, thus breaking the core functionality of my PWA. Given that my hosting uses Cloudflare, I believe this issue stems from the Cloudflare security/bot protection settings that are intercepting and modifying the responses for these specific PWA files. To resolve this, I kindly request one of the following actions: 1. **Option A (Preferred): Configure Cloudflare Page Rules/Security Settings** Please configure Cloudflare to **bypass security checks and any HTML modification/injection** for the following specific URLs: * `https://eletricistaefaztudo.sampa.br/manifest.json` * `https://eletricistaefaztudo.sampa.br/sw.js` This configuration should ensure that these files are served directly with their correct `Content-Type` headers (`application/json` for `manifest.json` and `application/javascript` for `sw.js`) and without any injected HTML challenge. 2. **Option B (Alternative): Temporarily Disable Cloudflare/CDN for my Domain** If configuring specific bypass rules is not feasible or complex for your team, please temporarily disable Cloudflare (or any other CDN/security service that might be causing this) for my domain, `https://eletricistaefaztudo.sampa.br`, until I can fully diagnose and resolve the issue on my end, or find an alternative solution. A functional PWA is critical for my website’s user experience and engagement. I appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. Please let me know if you require any further information or access to my account. Thank you.

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