Welcome to the world of server-side rendering with React! In this blog post, we’ll walk through the steps to set up the SSR News project, which elegantly fetches and displays news articles via the News API. Think of this like a coffee shop: while the coffee brews (Server Side Rendering), you can browse the menu (fetching articles) and have your drink ready the moment you walk in!

What is SSR News?

SSR News is a demonstration project built for a Meetup talk regarding Server Side Rendering. It utilizes the News API to fetch the latest news and presents it using React’s powerful rendering capabilities. If you’re interested in exploring the single-page application (SPA) version of this project, be sure to check out this repository or click to see the DEMO.

How to Get Started

Follow these steps to set up your own instance of the SSR News project:

• Clone the Project:

  mkdir react-news
  cd react-news
  git clone https://github.com/ilkeraltin/react-ssr-news.git
  cd react-ssr-news

• Install Dependencies:

  npm install

• Get Your News API Key:

  Visit News API and grab your API key.

• Update the Configuration:

  
  const config = {
      apikey: 'enter-your-api-key',
  };

• Run Locally:

  npm run dev
  

  Navigate to http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

Deployment

If you’re ready to show off your work, you can easily deploy this project by building it.

• Build the Project:

  npm run build:prod

• Deploy to a Hosting Service:

  This project can be deployed on platforms like Heroku.

Troubleshooting

If you encounter any issues while setting up the SSR News project, consider the following troubleshooting ideas:

• Ensure that your API key is correctly inserted in the config.js file.
• Check your terminal for any error messages when running npm run dev; they will often give clues to what went wrong.
• Make sure all dependencies were installed successfully; rerun npm install if needed.
• Verify that you’re accessing the correct localhost port; sometimes the application may run on a different port.

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