# Client-side vs. server-side?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/client-side-vs-server-side/308545
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 18, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/client-side-vs-server-side/308545 "2024-05-18T16:36:28Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/client-side-vs-server-side/308545/2 "2024-05-18T17:24:46Z")

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> [@Using Safe Mode to troubleshoot issues with themes and plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-safe-mode-to-troubleshoot-issues-with-themes-and-plugins/53504/1):
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> [Safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) currently only disables the JavaScript portions of plugins, to disable the server-side portion you must rebuild your container with the plugin commented out. Though historically the majority of breakages were in the JavaScript portions of plugins.

I think since a plugin can include both JavaScript and Ruby code, it isn’t one or the other.

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