Angular 6 PWA With Perfect (almost) Audit Score

I wanted a perfect base PWA to use as a starting point for new apps.
By applying the few extra steps listed below, I was able to get an almost perfect score.
All very simple.

My score

GitHub Source

running version @ Glitch.Me

Creation steps

Create new app with CLI

ng new BaseAngular6-PWA --routing  
cd BaseAngular6-PWA

Add PWA stuff

ng add @angular/pwa

Make sure it’s up to date (double check)

ng update

Modify distribution folder in angular.json (personal preference)

old: "outputPath": "dist/BaseAngular6-PWA",  
new: "outputPath": "dist",

Bump up the Lighthouse score tweaks

Add noscript tag to index.html page before closing body tag

    <noscript>JavaScript required to view site</noscript>

Add description meta data to index.html page

    <meta name="description" content="Base Angular 6 PWA">  
    <meta name="keywords" content="Angular, PWA">

Add .htaccess file to root for HTTPS redirect

Gist File

Modify angular.json to include new .htaccess file in build

"assets": [
          "src/favicon.ico",
          "src/assets",
          "src/manifest.json",
          "src/.htaccess"
        ],

Update manifest.json short_name

"short_name": "Very Short",

Build Deploy & Audit Check

ng build --prod --build-optimizer  
cd dist  
Push the entire folder with the tool of your choice to your website  
Run Chrome Audit to see score

Push to GitHub

git status  
git add -A  
git commit -m "base app creation"  
git remote add origin https://github.com/ng-chicago/AngularBasePWA.git  
git push -u origin master

Notes

My host does not offer HTTP2 - So I was dinged on the Best Practices number 
Some browser Extensions will slow down things and lower scores  
    (turn them all off while testing)