diff --git a/src/generators/web/constants.mjs b/src/generators/web/constants.mjs
index dd55f160..53eff0d7 100644
--- a/src/generators/web/constants.mjs
+++ b/src/generators/web/constants.mjs
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+import { parse, relative, sep, dirname } from 'node:path';
+import { resolve } from 'node:path/posix';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+
+// Convert the current module's URL to a filesystem path,
+// then calculate the relative path from the system root directory
+// to this file. This relative path uses platform-specific separators,
+// so replace them with forward slashes ("/") for consistency and web compatibility.
+// Finally, prepend a leading slash to form an absolute root-relative path string.
+//
+// This produces a POSIX-style absolute path, even on Windows systems.
+const dir = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+export const ROOT = '/' + relative(parse(dir).root, dir).replaceAll(sep, '/');
+
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} JSXImportConfig
  * @property {string} name - The name of the component to be imported.
@@ -12,19 +26,19 @@
 export const JSX_IMPORTS = {
   NavBar: {
     name: 'NavBar',
-    source: new URL('./ui/components/NavBar', import.meta.url).pathname,
+    source: resolve(ROOT, './ui/components/NavBar'),
   },
   SideBar: {
     name: 'SideBar',
-    source: new URL('./ui/components/SideBar', import.meta.url).pathname,
+    source: resolve(ROOT, './ui/components/SideBar'),
   },
   MetaBar: {
     name: 'MetaBar',
-    source: new URL('./ui/components/MetaBar', import.meta.url).pathname,
+    source: resolve(ROOT, './ui/components/MetaBar'),
   },
   CodeBox: {
     name: 'CodeBox',
-    source: new URL('./ui/components/CodeBox', import.meta.url).pathname,
+    source: resolve(ROOT, './ui/components/CodeBox'),
   },
   CodeTabs: {
     name: 'CodeTabs',
diff --git a/src/generators/web/utils/bundle.mjs b/src/generators/web/utils/bundle.mjs
index 02be35a0..5aa297cf 100644
--- a/src/generators/web/utils/bundle.mjs
+++ b/src/generators/web/utils/bundle.mjs
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ export default async function bundleCode(code, { server = false } = {}) {
     // External dependencies to exclude from bundling.
     // These are expected to be available at runtime in the server environment.
     // This reduces bundle size and avoids bundling shared server libs.
-    external: server ? ['preact', '@node-core/ui-components'] : [],
+    external: server
+      ? ['preact', 'preact-render-to-string', '@node-core/ui-components']
+      : [],
 
     // Inject global compile-time constants that will be replaced in code.
     // These are useful for tree-shaking and conditional branching.
diff --git a/src/generators/web/utils/generate.mjs b/src/generators/web/utils/generate.mjs
index 6ee31891..55aa3141 100644
--- a/src/generators/web/utils/generate.mjs
+++ b/src/generators/web/utils/generate.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import { JSX_IMPORTS } from '../constants.mjs';
+import { resolve } from 'node:path/posix';
+
+import { JSX_IMPORTS, ROOT } from '../constants.mjs';
 
 /**
  * Creates an ES Module `import` statement as a string, based on parameters.
@@ -54,43 +56,35 @@ export default () => {
       // Import client-side CSS styles.
       // This ensures that styles used in the rendered app are loaded on the client.
       // The use of `new URL(...).pathname` resolves the absolute path for `entrypoint.jsx`.
-      createImportDeclaration(
-        null,
-        new URL('../ui/index.css', import.meta.url).pathname
-      ),
+      createImportDeclaration(null, resolve(ROOT, './ui/index.css')),
 
       // Import `hydrate()` from Preact — needed to attach to server-rendered HTML.
       // This is a named import (not default), hence `false` as the third argument.
       createImportDeclaration('hydrate', 'preact', false),
 
-      '',
-
       // Hydration call: binds the component to an element with ID "root"
       // This assumes SSR has placed matching HTML there, which, it has.
       `hydrate(${componentCode}, document.getElementById("root"));`,
-    ].join('\n');
+    ].join('');
   };
 
   /**
    * Builds a server-side rendering (SSR) program.
    *
    * @param {string} componentCode - Code expression representing a JSX component
+   * @param {string} variable - The variable to output it to
    */
-  const buildServerProgram = componentCode => {
+  const buildServerProgram = (componentCode, variable) => {
     return [
       // JSX component imports
       ...baseImports,
 
-      // Import `renderToStringAsync()` from Preact's SSR module
-      createImportDeclaration(
-        'renderToStringAsync',
-        'preact-render-to-string',
-        false
-      ),
+      // Import Preact's SSR module
+      createImportDeclaration('render', 'preact-render-to-string', false),
 
       // Render the component to an HTML string
       // The output can be embedded directly into the server's HTML template
-      `const code = renderToStringAsync(${componentCode});`,
+      `const ${variable} = render(${componentCode});`,
     ].join('\n');
   };
 
diff --git a/src/generators/web/utils/processing.mjs b/src/generators/web/utils/processing.mjs
index e2380f93..ccbba5d9 100644
--- a/src/generators/web/utils/processing.mjs
+++ b/src/generators/web/utils/processing.mjs
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import Mustache from 'mustache';
 
 import bundleCode from './bundle.mjs';
 
+// Generate a unique variable name to capture the result of the server-side code.
+// This prevents naming conflicts.
+const SSRvariable = `_${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`;
+
 /**
  * Executes server-side JavaScript code in a safe, isolated context.
  * This function takes a string of JavaScript code, bundles it, and then runs it
@@ -20,10 +24,6 @@ export async function executeServerCode(serverCode, requireFn) {
   // for execution, ensuring all necessary dependencies are self-contained.
   const { js: bundledServer } = await bundleCode(serverCode, { server: true });
 
-  // Generate a unique variable name to capture the result of the server-side code.
-  // This prevents naming conflicts.
-  const variable = `_${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`;
-
   // Create a new Function from the bundled server code.
   // The `require` argument is passed into the function's scope, allowing the
   // `bundledServer` code to use it for dynamic imports.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export async function executeServerCode(serverCode, requireFn) {
   // the dynamic variable within the `bundledServer` code is returned by this function.
   const executedFunction = new Function(
     'require',
-    `let ${variable};${bundledServer}return ${variable};`
+    `${bundledServer}\nreturn ${SSRvariable};`
   );
 
   // Execute the dynamically created function with the provided `requireFn`.
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export async function processJSXEntry(
   // `buildServerProgram` takes the JSX-derived code and prepares it for server execution.
   // `executeServerCode` then runs this code in a Node.js environment to produce
   // the initial HTML content (dehydrated state) that will be sent to the client.
-  const serverCode = buildServerProgram(code);
+  const serverCode = buildServerProgram(code, SSRvariable);
   const dehydrated = await executeServerCode(serverCode, requireFn);
 
   // `buildClientProgram` prepares the JSX-derived code for client-side execution.