# jaredpalmer/after.js

Next.js-like framework for server-rendered React apps built with React Router

Repository: https://github.com/jaredpalmer/after.js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/afterjs
Homepage: https://npm.im/@jaredpalmer/after
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: react, server-side-rendering, ssr, webpack, react-router, razzle
Last push: 2024-02-26T16:18:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3216, "days_push": 919, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4090, forks 195 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:34.566892+00:00)

## What it is
After.js is a Next.js-like framework for building server-rendered React applications using React Router. It provides static and server-side rendering with data fetching via a simple getInitialProps-style API.

## Use cases
- server-render a React app with React Router
- build a Next.js-style app but keep React Router
- add SSR to an existing React codebase
- server-side data fetching per route
- code-split and statically render React pages

## When to choose
- you want Next.js-like SSR but prefer React Router over Next's file-based routing
- you need a lightweight SSR framework with minimal conventions
- your team already uses Razzle or a custom webpack setup

## When to avoid
- you want a batteries-included, actively developed framework like Next.js
- you need React Server Components or the latest React features
- you prefer file-based routing and the broader Next.js ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ssr, web-framework, routing
- domain: web-development, frontend, backend
- platform: -
- tags: react, react-router, server-side-rendering, nextjs-alternative, razzle, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- jaredpalmer/after.js (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.566892+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:23:21.643490+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jaredpalmer/after.js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.566892+00:00, sha 0eae1d460ca9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.