Problems with appcache

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Every time I’ve tried to use appcache I’ve had problems and there are posts over the forums with different issues that arise. Things like the page infinitely refreshing.

Here are two for example:

Appcache causing hashbang URLs?

Enabling the Appcache package caused my app to start using hashbang routes. For example, if I go to /dashboard it redirects to /#!dashboard. Is this expected behavior? If so, can I disable it? In addition to making my URLs ugly, the hashbang URLs are wreaking havoc with the collection-fs package, which relies on some custom routes for uploading. It seems to be getting stuck in a redirect loop. For now I’ve disabled Appcache, but I’m curious if any of you have encountered similar issues before. …

Doesn't work with app-cache package

All I’d really like to do is cache about 20 images in local storage. Is there an easy way to do this with Meteor without auto caching everything?

Also, if I use the following in my nginx file, do I even need to use appcache?

        if ($uri != '/') {
            expires 30d;
        }

I removed this for a while because some people were saying it was causing an Meteor to infinitely refresh.