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Astro

Astro builds fast content sites, powerful web applications, dynamic server APIs, and everything in-between.

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The web framework for content-driven websites

Astro powers the world’s fastest marketing sites, blogs, e-commerce websites, and more.

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What is Astro?

Astro is a JavaScript web framework optimized for building fast, content-driven websites.

Server-First

Astro improves website performance by rendering components on the server, sending lightweight HTML to the browser with zero unnecessary JavaScript overhead.

Content-Driven

Astro was designed to work with your content, no matter where it lives. Load data from your file system, external API, or your favorite CMS.

Customizable

Extend Astro with your favorite tools. Bring your own JavaScript UI components, CSS libraries, themes, integrations, and more.

Best-In-Class Performance

Astro Islands

Islands optimize your website like no other web framework can. Leverage Astro’s unique page load performance to improve conversion rates, Core Web Vitals, and SEO.

% of real-world sites with good Core Web Vitals

66%

48%

47%

30%

28%

View the full dataset · Based on real-world performance data from HTTP Archive and the Chrome UX Report.

Maximum Flexibility

Zero Lock-in

Astro supports every major UI framework. Bring your existing components and take advantage of Astro’s optimized client build performance.

Integrate your favorite framework

---
import BuyButton from '../components/BuyButton.jsx';
import { getProductDetails } from "ecommerce-package";
import ProductPageLayout from '../layouts/ProductPageLayout.astro';

const product = await getProductDetails(Astro.params.slug);
---

<ProductPageLayout>
  <img src={product.imageUrl} alt={product.imageAlt} />
  <h2>{product.name}</h2>
  <BuyButton id={product.id} client:load />
</ProductPageLayout>

Everything you need

Astro comes with everything you need to build a modern website. Need more? Extend Astro with integrations.

Zero JavaScript, By Default

Astro only ships the JavaScript you need and automatically strips away the rest for a faster website.

View Transitions

Seamlessly morph, fade, and swipe across pages with built-in, browser-native View Transition APIs.

Optimized Images

Eliminate layout shift and serve optimized, modern image formats with Astro’s built-in components and utilities.

UI Integrations

Bring your favorite UI frameworks and component libraries with Astro’s flexible island architecture.

File-Based Routing

Astro’s flexible routing system lets you understand your site’s structure at a glance.

Middleware

Wrap incoming requests with custom logic like authentication, logging, or data fetching.

Actions

Write type-safe backend functions that you can call directly from your frontend JavaScript client code.

Deployment Adapters

One-line configuration for Netlify, Vercel, AWS, or your favorite hosting platform.

Simple Templating

If you know HTML, you already know enough to write your first Astro component. Build powerful server components everyone on your team understands.

Instant Page Loads

Optimize page loading with intelligent automatic prefetching. Pick from the built-in presets or tailor a strategy perfect for your site.

AI-Ready

Integrate Astro’s official MCP server and context files with your favorite AI tools for a best-in-class development experience.

Environment Variables

Avoid common configuration mistakes with a built-in API to manage your environment variables.

Dev Toolbar

Extend your development environment with apps and integrations for the built-in development toolbar.

Ecosystem

Themes

Get started faster with a pre-built website theme for Astro. Customize it to make it your own.

Astro Partner Agencies

Get professional Astro support

Find the right team for your project with an Astro Partner Agency. From landing pages to e-commerce, get the expert assistance you need.

Explore partner agencies

Start building with Astro today

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