The 2026 Guide to React PWAs: Blazing Fast with Vite & React Compiler

Migrating from Create React App to Vite with PWA support and React Compiler can dramatically improve load times and performance. The guide covers setting up Vite, adding PWA capabilities using vite-plugin-pwa, configuring service workers and manifest files, and enabling React Compiler for automatic memoization. The stack reduces cold load times from ~4 seconds to under 1 second while providing offline support, installability, and push notifications without app store approval.