# Improved support for Gatsby sites

**Published:** January 23, 2023 | **Authors:** Ethan Arrowood, Nathan Rajlich, Lydia Hallie

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Gatsby sites on Vercel can now take advantage of powerful new features, including:

- **Server-Side Rendering (SSR):** Render dynamic content, on-demand.
- **Deferred Static Generation (DSG):** Generate static pages in the background on new requests, using the same infrastructure as [Incremental Static Regeneration](https://vercel.com/docs/build-output-api/v3#vercel-primitives/prerender-functions).
- **Native API Routes:** Create functions inside the `api` directory to instantly scaffold new API Routes.

Gatsby `v4+` sites deployed to Vercel will automatically detect Gatsby usage and install the new `@vercel/gatsby-plugin-vercel-builder` plugin. Gatsby `v5` sites require [Node.js 18](https://vercel.com/changelog/node-js-18-lts-is-now-available), the current default version used for new Projects.

Get started using Gatsby with our [updated template](https://vercel.com/templates/gatsby/gatsbyjs-boilerplate).

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