Often times, using Node to render DOM server-side is not feasible. This could be due to technology, infrastructure, or even cache reasons. In these situations, one is left with either not using React or ignoring the initial server-side DOM. Both options have significant downsides.
React DOM Components are a technology agnostic way to get DOM properties and pass them in to React Components. By doing so, the initial render of a page can still be server-side (Java, .NET, PHP, etc.), but React can take over and provide the many features it does.
How They Work
