---
title: Server Components
description: Learn how to use Chakra UI with React Server Components.
---

React Server Components is a new feature in React that allows you to build
components that render on the server and return UI to the client without hydration.

Client components are still server-rendered but hydrated on the client. Learn
more about
[Server component patterns](https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/rendering/composition-patterns)

Chakra UI components are client components because they rely on `useState`,
`useRef` and `useState` which are not available in server components.

:::info

**TLDR:** By default, Chakra UI components can be used with React Server
Components without adding the 'use client' directive.

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## Usage

Here's an example of how to use Chakra UI components with React Server
Components in Next.js

```jsx [app/page.tsx]
import { Heading } from "@chakra-ui/react"
import fs from "node:fs"

export default async function Page() {
  const content = fs.readFileSync("path/to/file.md", "utf-8")
  return <Heading as="h1">{content}</Heading>
}
```

## Chakra Factory

When using the `chakra()` factory function, use the `use client` directive and
move the component to a dedicated file.

```jsx [blog-post.tsx]
"use client"

import { chakra } from "@chakra-ui/react"

export const BlogPost = chakra("div", {
  base: {
    color: "red",
  },
  variants: {
    primary: {
      true: { color: "blue" },
      false: { color: "green" },
    },
  },
})
```

Then import the component in your page server component

```jsx [blogs/page.tsx]
import { BlogPost } from "./blog-post"

export default async function Page() {
  const content = fs.readFileSync("path/to/file.md", "utf-8")
  return <BlogPost>{content}</BlogPost>
}
```

## Hooks

When importing hooks from Chakra UI, use the `use client` directive

```jsx
"use client"

import { useBreakpointValue } from "@chakra-ui/react"

export function MyComponent() {
  const value = useBreakpointValue({ base: "mobile", md: "desktop" })
  return <div>{value}</div>
}
```

## Render Props

When using render props, use the `use client` directive

```jsx
"use client"

import { ProgressContext } from "@chakra-ui/react"

export function MyComponent() {
  return <ProgressContext>{({ value }) => <div>{value}</div>}</ProgressContext>
}
```