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Web and hosting

These pages explain how a site is rendered and where the server still earns its keep. They are grouped here so they stay linked from the homepage.

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See how a page is built

Client-Side vs Server-Side Rendering Explained

CSR builds the page in the browser from a shell and JS. SSR builds the first HTML on the server. Here is when each (and the hybrids) actually win.

Rendering and hosting

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Client-Side vs Server-Side Rendering Explained

CSR builds the page in the browser from a shell and JS. SSR builds the first HTML on the server. Here is when each (and the hybrids) actually win.
Guide

Serverless vs Traditional Servers: When Each Wins

Serverless scales to zero and bills for work. VMs, VPS boxes, and always-on hosts bill for allocation. Here is when each model actually wins.