What is SSR (Server-Side Rendering)?
Generating web pages on the server for each request, then sending complete HTML to the browser
Why It Matters
SSR improves SEO and initial load speed because search engines and users get complete pages immediately
Real-World Example
A product page that's generated on the server with current prices and availability
Related Terms
SSG (Static Site Generation)
Building all pages at deploy time rather than on each request
ISR (Incremental Static Regeneration)
Updating static pages in the background without rebuilding your entire site
Next.js
A framework built on React that adds features like page routing, server-side rendering, and API handling
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Related Terms
Next.js
A framework built on React that adds features like page routing, server-side rendering, and API handling
SSG (Static Site Generation)
Building all pages at deploy time rather than on each request
ISR (Incremental Static Regeneration)
Updating static pages in the background without rebuilding your entire site
Microservices
An architecture where an application is built as many small, independent services that work together
Monolith
An application where all features are built and deployed as a single unit
Static Site
A website with pre-built pages that are the same for every visitor