update: i checked console which is full of ‘invalid character’ messages, when i open the corresponding js files it is full of: ‘¾ØýÈOÝ´þäùKe˜žXÞ¬¬½õ’
also when i change the ‘host header’ to ‘dynamic’ the site will load at the original domain however this causes all the static files to redirect which causes big delays.