Prerendering

In short

Rendering pages to static HTML at build time so every request gets finished content. Example: By default Astro pages, routes and endpoints are prerendered at build time. Related terms: Server-side rendering (SSR), Real status code, Plain fetch. Server-side rendering (SSR): Rendering a page to HTML on the server per request, so the response carries the content.

Source of the example

The example in the summary above is from docs.astro.build, read 4 November 2026.

Where it shows up on this site

Guide: move the answer into the initial HTML

Neighbouring terms

Server-side rendering (SSR): Rendering a page to HTML on the server per request, so the response carries the content.
Real status code: An HTTP status that matches what happened: 200 for a page, 404 for a missing path, 429 for throttling.
Plain fetch: An HTTP GET that reads the response body without executing scripts, the way most agent web tools and curl read pages.

Sources

docs.astro.build https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/on-demand-rendering/, read 4 November 2026

Last reviewed 4 November 2026