Astro.js

My experience with Astro.js

I recently started using Astro.js, attracted by its philosophy of generating static sites with the ability to integrate interactive components only where needed. Its "islands" architecture allows achieving excellent performance while maintaining the flexibility to use modern JavaScript frameworks when necessary.

This very website you are visiting is built with Astro.js as the frontend. I chose this technology for its ability to generate fast, SEO-optimized static pages while still allowing interactivity where needed.

Site architecture

The architecture of this project combines several modern technologies. The Astro.js frontend communicates with a Laravel backend that manages dynamic content. The entire frontend is hosted on Cloudflare Workers, leveraging edge computing to ensure fast response times regardless of the visitor's geographic location.

To further optimize performance, I implemented a caching system using a Cloudflare R2 bucket. This approach allows serving generated pages extremely quickly, reducing the load on the backend server and improving the overall user experience.

Future perspectives

I am continuing to explore the potential of Astro.js, investigating its integration capabilities with other frameworks and its automatic image and asset optimization features. The combination of development simplicity and excellent production performance makes Astro an interesting choice for modern, performance-oriented web projects.