Do we still need server-side rendering?

Next. js has two forms of pre-rendering: Static Generation and Server -side Rendering. The difference is in when it generates the HTML for a page.

When to use server-side rendering

Do you always need SSR? The short answer would be no . Not all apps need server-side rendering, especially apps with a dashboard and authentication that will not need SEO or sharing via social media. Plus, the expertise for building a server-rendered React app is higher than an app initialized using create-react-app.