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Astro pre-renders pages to static HTML at build time and only hydrates the interactive parts of the page (its โ€œIslands Architectureโ€ model). The result is dramatically smaller payloads, faster Largest Contentful Paint scores, and better SEO than typical SPA frameworks.

Astro is a popular choice for marketing sites, blogs, and documentation where performance, content workflows, and developer experience all matter.

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