functoryThe problem
Before today, Google could only see Functory’s homepage — the rest of the site was rendered dynamically, invisible to crawlers.
At the same time, every new deployment risked breaking production without a clean way to validate the build beforehand.
What shipped
We implemented a complete SSR pipeline, transforming Functory into a dynamic yet crawlable web app.
Now, search engines can index every function page, idea, profile, and changelog entry — massively expanding organic visibility.
Alongside that, we created a dedicated staging environment that mirrors production. It lets us run full end-to-end checks before going live, preventing broken builds, SEO regressions, or routing issues.
Why it matters
Visibility and reliability are two sides of the same coin.
With SSR, Functory’s content can finally rank, appear, and scale across search engines.
With staging, we can move faster without breaking trust, delivering continuous updates while keeping production stable.
How we built it
The SSR layer uses vite-plugin-ssr, integrated directly with our React + FastAPI stack.
During the Docker build, the frontend is pre-rendered and deployed alongside the backend.
The staging setup runs as an isolated environment — complete with its own domain, reverse proxy, and health checks — so every change can be verified in real conditions before rollout.
What’s next
Next step: linking SSR pages to automatic sitemap generation, and introducing preview builds per branch so contributors can validate their updates visually.
This unlocks the next level of developer velocity and SEO precision for Functory.