vite-impl-ssr

To implement server-side rendering with Vite, use Express middleware and the ssrLoadModule API during development to load and transform server entry points on demand. This workflow integrates directly with Vite's dev server for hot module replacement and SSR-specific error handling.

The best way to handle SSR error debugging in Vite is to use the ssrFixStacktrace function. This corrects stack traces in server-side rendered applications, ensuring that error locations point accurately to your original source code rather than transformed build outputs.

Vite manages externals during a production SSR build by automatically externalizing dependencies listed in your package.json. This prevents Vite from bundling node_modules into the server output, optimizing the production build for fast and reliable server-side rendering.

Yes, you can use Vite's transformIndexHtml for SSR entry point processing. It allows the server to inject scripts and styles into the HTML template during server-side rendering, ensuring proper asset loading and manifest handling in production builds.

You need a Vite project configured with a server entry point, an Express server using Vite's dev middleware, and the ssrLoadModule function to load server code. This minimal setup verifies that the SSR dev middleware works end-to-end.