How To SSR Any React App In 7 Minutes (Server Side Rendering Made Easy)
If you’ve been working with React, you may have come across the term Server Side Rendering (SSR). SSR is the process of rendering web pages on the server side before sending them to the client. This can improve the performance of your application and is essential for SEO and social media sharing. In this article, we will discuss how to implement SSR in any React app in just 7 minutes.
Step 1: Install Dependencies
The first step is to install the necessary dependencies. You will need to install the react-dom/server package, as well as any additional packages required for your specific application. Make sure to run the following command in your terminal:
npm install react-dom/server
Step 2: Create Server-Side Rendering Function
Next, create a server-side rendering function in your React app. This function will use the renderToString method from react-dom/server to render your app on the server side. Here’s an example of how to do this:
import { renderToString } from 'react-dom/server';
import App from './App'; // replace with your app component
const renderApp = () => {
const html = renderToString();
return html;
};
Step 3: Set Up Express Server
Now, set up an Express server to serve your React app with server-side rendering. Here’s an example of how to do this:
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const port = 3000;
app.use(express.static('public'));
app.get('*', (req, res) => {
const html = renderApp(); // replace with your server-side rendering function
res.send(`
// replace with your bundle script
`);
});
app.listen(port, () => {
console.log(`Server is running on port ${port}`);
});
Conclusion
And that’s it! With just a few simple steps, you can implement server-side rendering in any React app. This can greatly improve the performance and SEO of your application, and is essential for creating a dynamic and interactive user experience.
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#Basir Sir in my nextjs project i have two type of components on for mobile and second for desktop so what i want i want to use "userAgent" and render component based on user device type this is my nextjs 13 project middleware file code [import { NextRequest, NextResponse, userAgent } from 'next/server'
export function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
const { device } = userAgent(request)
const viewport = device.type === 'mobile' ? 'mobile' : 'desktop'
request.nextUrl.searchParams.set('viewport', viewport)
return NextResponse.rewrite(request.nextUrl)
}] so please meke on video on this topic how to i render component based on user device type i mean if user come from mobile then i want only load mobile component from server and render so how to i do that in my nextjs 13 app directory project please make video on this topic
Thank you,Basir!
If data fetching is implemented within the component, after server-side rendering (SSR), the page source will not correctly display the fetched content. Instead, it will show the Loading component. How can we fix this issue?
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Can this really work for large project fetching data from backend
Needed concept of React developers, thanks alot sir for this tutorial
Thanks
awesome!