Should I use React Server-Side Rendering?

There is a lot of information on the web about how to use server-side rendering, or SSR, with React. But the question you'll want to answer first is: should I use it?

Server-side rendering is very cool, and a must-have in certain situations, but it comes with drawbacks.

Before you jump into server-side rendering, consider carefully:

Does server-side rendering make sense for my React app?

Here are three topics to consider when looking at server-side rendering:

• SEO: Rendering server-side helps search engine crawlers find your content, but sometimes Google can find your content without SSR.
• Performance: SSR will usually increase performance for your app, but not always.
• Complexity: Using SSR will increase the complexity of your application, which means less time working on other features and improvements.