Pre-rendering generates static HTML for your Angular pages at build time, providing instant page loads and perfect SEO without requiring a Node.js server. As the creator of CoreUI, a widely used open-source UI library, I’ve implemented prerendering for Angular applications throughout my 11 years of framework development. The most efficient approach is using Angular Universal’s built-in prerender builder to generate static pages during the build process. This method combines the benefits of SSR with the simplicity of static hosting.

Server-side rendering improves SEO, initial page load performance, and enables proper social media preview cards for Angular applications. As the creator of CoreUI, a widely used open-source UI library, I’ve implemented SSR in production Angular applications throughout my 11 years of framework development. The most reliable approach is using Angular Universal, which renders your application on the server before sending it to the client. This method provides the benefits of SSR while maintaining the full functionality of your Angular app.

Persisting state with cookies is ideal when you need server-side access to client data or cross-domain sharing capabilities that localStorage cannot provide. As the creator of CoreUI with extensive React experience since 2014, I’ve used cookie-based persistence for authentication tokens, user preferences, and SSR-compatible state management. The most practical approach combines React hooks with the js-cookie library for reliable cookie manipulation. This method ensures data persistence while providing server-side accessibility for universal applications.