# Safari can't connect to the server

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/safari-cant-connect-to-the-server/54514>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [February 19, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/safari-cant-connect-to-the-server/54514 "2026-02-19T13:51:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![siamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@siamon](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/siamon)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/safari-cant-connect-to-the-server/54514/1 "2026-02-19T13:51:43Z")

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I kept getting this error message when I tried to view the site in the browser:

 ![Screenshot 2026-02-18 at 4.51.57 PM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/9/8/98984683a92759bca3a7f158d280ad05e439e60b.png)

Plus it took several tries to publish and a long time to load the file. I tried every suggestion I found on the net. The file was large (700 mb). I have two other very much smaller sites so I thought it must be the size of the site because with my smaller sites, I experienced no problems. Then I had a eureka moment while I was trying to fall asleep. My smaller sites were located on my computer’s hard drive. But the larger site was on an external hard drive. When I copied the large Elements file to my computer, all these problems went away!