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**Astro** is a _fresh but familiar_ approach to building websites. Astro combines decades of proven performance best practices with the DX improvements of the component-oriented era.
Astro is a modern static site builder that allows you to build fast, optimized websites using your favorite tools and frameworks. It focuses on delivering a zero-JavaScript runtime by default, making it ideal for performance-focused web projects.
Static Site Generation
Astro allows you to generate static sites with ease. The configuration file specifies the site URL and output directory for the build.
```javascript
// astro.config.mjs
import { defineConfig } from 'astro/config';
export default defineConfig({
site: 'https://example.com',
build: {
outDir: 'dist',
},
});
```
Component Framework Agnostic
Astro supports multiple component frameworks like React, Vue, Svelte, and more. You can use your preferred framework within Astro components.
```jsx
// src/pages/index.astro
---
import React from 'react';
import MyComponent from '../components/MyComponent.jsx';
---
<MyComponent />
```
Markdown Support
Astro has built-in support for Markdown, making it easy to write content for your static site.
```markdown
---
title: 'My Blog Post'
date: '2023-10-01'
---
# Hello, World!
This is a blog post written in Markdown.
```
Partial Hydration
Astro's partial hydration feature allows you to load JavaScript only when necessary, improving performance by reducing the amount of JavaScript sent to the client.
```jsx
// src/components/InteractiveComponent.jsx
import { useState } from 'react';
export default function InteractiveComponent() {
const [count, setCount] = useState(0);
return (
<button onClick={() => setCount(count + 1)}>
Count: {count}
</button>
);
}
// src/pages/index.astro
---
import InteractiveComponent from '../components/InteractiveComponent.jsx';
---
<InteractiveComponent client:load />
```
Next.js is a popular React framework for building server-side rendered and static web applications. It offers a rich set of features like API routes, dynamic routing, and built-in CSS support. Compared to Astro, Next.js is more focused on server-side rendering and full-stack capabilities.
Gatsby is a React-based framework for building static sites and apps. It emphasizes performance and scalability, offering a rich plugin ecosystem and GraphQL data layer. While Gatsby is similar to Astro in terms of static site generation, it is more tightly coupled with React and has a steeper learning curve.
Eleventy is a simpler static site generator that focuses on flexibility and minimalism. It supports multiple templating languages and is highly configurable. Unlike Astro, Eleventy does not have built-in support for modern JavaScript frameworks like React or Vue.
Astro is a fresh but familiar approach to building websites. Astro combines decades of proven performance best practices with the DX improvements of the component-oriented era.
FAQs
Astro is a modern site builder with web best practices, performance, and DX front-of-mind.
The npm package astro receives a total of 244,759 weekly downloads. As such, astro popularity was classified as popular.
We found that astro demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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