# Astro 4.12: Server Islands

DevFeed: [Astro 4.12: Server Islands](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/astro-4-12-server-islands-3193.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://astro.build/blog/astro-4120/>)

Author: Erika; Matthew Phillips

Published: 2024-07-18T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [The Astro Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-astro-blog.md>)

Topics: [Astro](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/astro.md>), [Caching](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/caching.md>), [Syntax Highlighting](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/syntax-highlighting.md>), [Next.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/next-js.md>)

Tags: [astro](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/astro.md>), [caching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/caching.md>), [components](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/components.md>), [demo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/demo.md>), [edge](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/edge.md>), [experimental](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/experimental.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>)

## AI overview

Astro 4.12 introduces the first experimental release of Server Islands, enabling static HTML and dynamically generated server components to coexist. The release also improves pagination and syntax highlighting.

## Source excerpt

Astro 4.12 is now available! This release includes includes the first experimental release of Server Islands, improvements to pagination and syntax highlighting, and more.