router-core-ssr

Server-side rendering for React applications using TanStack Router is enabled by configuring SSR capabilities in your server environment to generate page content on request. This setup allows full page rendering or incremental streaming for faster initial loads.

Streaming SSR is an approach that incrementally sends HTML chunks to the browser as the server renders content, rather than waiting for the full page. You need it to improve initial page load performance and time-to-first-byte for large React applications.

Yes, document head management is supported during React server-side rendering to dynamically update title, meta, and link tags based on the active route. This ensures correct metadata is delivered from the server for improved SEO.

TanStack Router supports seamless hydration after server-side rendering by working with route loaders and route options for data loading. This deep integration ensures the client-side application attaches to server-rendered content without losing state.

The best way to improve SEO for large React apps is to implement server-side rendering with hydration and head management. Rendering routes on the server delivers fully populated HTML to search engines and accelerates initial load times for users.

Non-streaming server-side rendering requires the server to render the complete page before sending any HTML, which can delay initial load times for complex React applications. Streaming SSR mitigates this by incrementally sending content as it becomes available.