# Server-rendered content

Canonical HTML: /atlas/server-rendering
Atlas version: atlas-2026-07-28-v1
Category: Rendering and client execution

## Definition

Server rendering places the primary text and links directly in the HTTP response body.

## How it works

The content is available to simple fetch-and-parse crawlers, browsers with scripting disabled, accessibility tools, and later rendering stages alike.

## How to validate it

Fetch with a plain HTTP client and confirm that headings, facts, links, canonicals, and structured data exist before any script executes.

## Common failure

A server-rendered shell with empty content containers has the delivery cost of SSR but the discoverability characteristics of client rendering.

## Related topics

- [Client-rendered content](/atlas/client-rendering)
- [Progressive enhancement](/atlas/progressive-enhancement)