# Error: Loading the manifest “glide.json” failed. Is the URL correct, and the hosting set up correctly?

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**Category:** Report a Bug\
**Tags:** custom-code\
**Created:** [January 11, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/error-loading-the-manifest-glide-json-failed-is-the-url-correct-and-the-hosting-set-up-correctly/69468 "2024-01-11T11:33:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 12:20am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/error-loading-the-manifest-glide-json-failed-is-the-url-correct-and-the-hosting-set-up-correctly/69468/6 "2024-01-12T00:20:02Z")

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> [@ldevalbray](#):
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> Moreover, it has different functions so I can"t really put it inside Glide javascript code native editor

Not sure why this is the case, but if you can’t host it in Replit, Github should be a good alternative.

> [@Using GitHub to build Code Columns](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-github-to-build-code-columns/31085):
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> If you’re a more advanced developer, you will likely prefer using GitHub and VS Code to build your Experimental Code Columns, rather than using Replit. I’ve made a sample repo that makes this easy to set up: Repository is here: [https://github.com/dvdsgl/glide-computed-column](https://github.com/dvdsgl/glide-computed-column)

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