React
Server Components Without the Confusion
A practical mental model for understanding where React Server Components fit inside a modern Next.js application.
SilkFlows
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5 min read
ReactServer ComponentsNext.jsFrontend
Server Components can initially feel confusing because they change assumptions developers have built around traditional React applications.
The simplest way to understand them is to think about where code needs to execute.
If a component does not need browser APIs, local interaction, or client-side state, it can often remain on the server. Client Components should then be introduced deliberately when interactivity actually requires them.