How to choose the right hosting service for React development
Blog post from Render
Choosing the appropriate React hosting environment hinges on whether your application requires server-side code execution during user requests or serves pre-built static files. Client-side rendering (CSR) involves executing JavaScript in the browser, producing static build artifacts, and is best suited for static hosting via a CDN. Server-side rendering (SSR), on the other hand, runs React components on a Node.js server for each request, generating dynamic HTML and requiring persistent compute resources, such as those provided by Render's web service hosting. Static site generation (SSG) creates static HTML files during the build process, but if additional server-side features are used, a runtime service is necessary. Hosting decisions should account for factors like build paths in monorepos, development workflow considerations, and performance optimization, with each application deployment requiring specific configurations for build commands, environment variables, and domain management. Render supports hosting both static sites and web services, offering features like pull request previews, custom domains, scaling options, and caching strategies to optimize performance and security for different React rendering strategies.
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