fix(ssr): skip canvas/WebGL components on the server

requestAnimationFrame/document are browser-only; Three.js trophies,
particles, cursor, and loading screen now no-op during SSR. Add a
Node rAF shim as a safety net.

server.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 import 'dotenv/config';
 import 'zone.js/node';
+
+// Node has no rAF; polyfill before Angular SSR bootstraps (belt + suspenders
+// alongside browser-only guards in canvas components).
+if (typeof globalThis.requestAnimationFrame !== 'function') {
+  globalThis.requestAnimationFrame = ((cb: FrameRequestCallback) =>
+    setTimeout(() => cb(Date.now()), 16)) as unknown as typeof requestAnimationFrame;
+}
+if (typeof globalThis.cancelAnimationFrame !== 'function') {
+  globalThis.cancelAnimationFrame = ((id: number) =>
+    clearTimeout(id)) as unknown as typeof cancelAnimationFrame;
+}
+
 import { APP_BASE_HREF } from '@angular/common';
 import { CommonEngine } from '@angular/ssr/node';
 import express from 'express';

src/app/app.component.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { LoadingScreenComponent } from './shared/components/loading-screen/loadi
 import { NavbarComponent } from './shared/components/navbar/navbar.component';
 import { FooterComponent } from './shared/components/footer/footer.component';
 import { GoalsService } from './core/services/goals.service';
+import { injectIsBrowser } from './shared/utils/is-browser';
 import { filter, map, startWith } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { toSignal } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
 
@@ -21,17 +22,21 @@ import { toSignal } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
     FooterComponent,
   ],
   template: `
+    @if (isBrowser) {
       <app-loading-screen
         [progress]="loadingProgress"
         [loadingText]="loadingText"
         [fadeOut]="loadingComplete"
       ></app-loading-screen>
       <app-custom-cursor></app-custom-cursor>
+    }
     <div
       class="min-h-screen bg-gradient-to-br from-gray-50 via-blue-50 to-purple-50 relative overflow-hidden transition-opacity duration-500 flex flex-col"
-      [class.opacity-0]="!loadingComplete()"
+      [class.opacity-0]="isBrowser && !loadingComplete()"
     >
+      @if (isBrowser) {
         <app-particle-background></app-particle-background>
+      }
       <div class="relative z-10 flex flex-col min-h-screen">
         @if (showNavbarAndFooter()) {
           <app-navbar></app-navbar>
@@ -49,6 +54,7 @@ import { toSignal } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
 })
 export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
   title = 'goals-tracker';
+  readonly isBrowser = injectIsBrowser();
   loadingProgress = signal(0);
   loadingText = signal('Initializing...');
   loadingComplete = signal(false);
@@ -96,6 +102,12 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
+    if (!this.isBrowser) {
+      // SSR: skip canvas/loading chrome; render content immediately.
+      this.loadingComplete.set(true);
+      return;
+    }
+
     this.loadAllData();
 
     // Track route changes for navigation loading

src/app/shared/components/animated-counter/animated-counter.component.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, Input, OnInit, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { injectIsBrowser } from '../../utils/is-browser';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-animated-counter',
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
   styles: [],
 })
 export class AnimatedCounterComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+  private readonly isBrowser = injectIsBrowser();
+
   @Input() value: number = 0;
   @Input() duration: number = 2000;
   @Input() decimals: number = 1;
@@ -25,6 +28,10 @@ export class AnimatedCounterComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   private startValue: number = 0;
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
+    if (!this.isBrowser) {
+      this.displayValue = this.value;
+      return;
+    }
     this.startValue = this.displayValue;
     this.startTime = performance.now();
     this.animate();

src/app/shared/components/basketball-game/basketball-game.component.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   AfterViewInit,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { injectIsBrowser } from '../../utils/is-browser';
 import * as THREE from 'three';
 
 @Component({
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ import * as THREE from 'three';
   ],
 })
 export class BasketballGameComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
+  private readonly isBrowser = injectIsBrowser();
+
   @ViewChild('canvas', { static: false }) canvasRef!: ElementRef<HTMLCanvasElement>;
 
   private scene!: THREE.Scene;
@@ -77,6 +80,9 @@ export class BasketballGameComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy
   ngOnInit(): void {}
 
   ngAfterViewInit(): void {
+    if (!this.isBrowser) {
+      return;
+    }
     this.initThree();
     this.createScene();
     this.setupEventListeners();

src/app/shared/components/confetti/confetti.component.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, OnInit, OnDestroy, ElementRef, ViewChild, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { injectIsBrowser } from '../../utils/is-browser';
 
 interface ConfettiParticle {
   x: number;
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ interface ConfettiParticle {
   ],
 })
 export class ConfettiComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
+  private readonly isBrowser = injectIsBrowser();
+
   @ViewChild('canvas', { static: false }) canvasRef!: ElementRef<HTMLCanvasElement>;
 
   private ctx!: CanvasRenderingContext2D;
@@ -38,6 +41,9 @@ export class ConfettiComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   ngOnInit(): void {}
 
   ngAfterViewInit(): void {
+    if (!this.isBrowser) {
+      return;
+    }
     const canvas = this.canvasRef.nativeElement;
     this.ctx = canvas.getContext('2d')!;
     canvas.width = window.innerWidth;

src/app/shared/components/custom-cursor/custom-cursor.component.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   signal,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { injectIsBrowser } from '../../utils/is-browser';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-custom-cursor',
@@ -123,6 +124,8 @@ import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
   ],
 })
 export class CustomCursorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+  private readonly isBrowser = injectIsBrowser();
+
   x = 0;
   y = 0;
   ringX = 0;
@@ -145,6 +148,9 @@ export class CustomCursorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   ].join(',');
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
+    if (!this.isBrowser) {
+      return;
+    }
     this.animate();
     this.setupClickableDetection();
   }

src/app/shared/components/duck-shooting-game/duck-shooting-game.component.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   AfterViewInit,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { injectIsBrowser } from '../../utils/is-browser';
 import * as THREE from 'three';
 
 interface Duck {
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ interface Bullet {
   ],
 })
 export class DuckShootingGameComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
+  private readonly isBrowser = injectIsBrowser();
+
   @ViewChild('canvas', { static: false }) canvasRef!: ElementRef<HTMLCanvasElement>;
 
   private scene!: THREE.Scene;
@@ -119,6 +122,9 @@ export class DuckShootingGameComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestr
   ngOnInit(): void {}
 
   ngAfterViewInit(): void {
+    if (!this.isBrowser) {
+      return;
+    }
     this.initThree();
     this.createScene();
     this.setupEventListeners();

src/app/shared/components/loading-screen/loading-screen.component.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   signal,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { injectIsBrowser } from '../../utils/is-browser';
 import * as THREE from 'three';
 
 @Component({
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ import * as THREE from 'three';
   ],
 })
 export class LoadingScreenComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
+  private readonly isBrowser = injectIsBrowser();
+
   @ViewChild('canvas', { static: false }) canvasRef!: ElementRef<HTMLCanvasElement>;
   @Input() progress = signal(0);
   @Input() loadingText = signal('Loading...');
@@ -96,6 +99,9 @@ export class LoadingScreenComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy
   }
 
   ngAfterViewInit(): void {
+    if (!this.isBrowser) {
+      return;
+    }
     this.initThree();
     this.createParticles();
     this.animate();

src/app/shared/components/magic-ball-game/magic-ball-game.component.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   AfterViewInit,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { injectIsBrowser } from '../../utils/is-browser';
 import * as THREE from 'three';
 
 interface Block {
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ interface Block {
   ],
 })
 export class MagicBallGameComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
+  private readonly isBrowser = injectIsBrowser();
+
   @ViewChild('canvas', { static: false }) canvasRef!: ElementRef<HTMLCanvasElement>;
 
   private scene!: THREE.Scene;
@@ -78,6 +81,9 @@ export class MagicBallGameComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy
   ngOnInit(): void {}
 
   ngAfterViewInit(): void {
+    if (!this.isBrowser) {
+      return;
+    }
     this.initThree();
     this.createScene();
     this.setupEventListeners();

src/app/shared/components/particle-background/particle-background.component.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   AfterViewInit,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { injectIsBrowser } from '../../utils/is-browser';
 import * as THREE from 'three';
 
 @Component({
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ import * as THREE from 'three';
   ],
 })
 export class ParticleBackgroundComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
+  private readonly isBrowser = injectIsBrowser();
+
   @ViewChild('canvas', { static: false }) canvasRef!: ElementRef<HTMLCanvasElement>;
 
   private scene!: THREE.Scene;
@@ -61,6 +64,9 @@ export class ParticleBackgroundComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDes
   ngOnInit(): void {}
 
   ngAfterViewInit(): void {
+    if (!this.isBrowser) {
+      return;
+    }
     this.initThree();
     this.createParticles();
     this.animate();

src/app/shared/components/space-invaders/space-invaders.component.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   AfterViewInit,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { injectIsBrowser } from '../../utils/is-browser';
 
 interface Bullet {
   x: number;
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ interface Enemy {
   ],
 })
 export class SpaceInvadersComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
+  private readonly isBrowser = injectIsBrowser();
+
   @ViewChild('canvas', { static: false }) canvasRef!: ElementRef<HTMLCanvasElement>;
 
   private ctx!: CanvasRenderingContext2D;
@@ -88,6 +91,9 @@ export class SpaceInvadersComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy
   ngOnInit(): void {}
 
   ngAfterViewInit(): void {
+    if (!this.isBrowser) {
+      return;
+    }
     const canvas = this.canvasRef.nativeElement;
     this.ctx = canvas.getContext('2d')!;
     this.resizeCanvas();

src/app/shared/components/three-geometric/three-geometric.component.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   AfterViewInit,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { injectIsBrowser } from '../../utils/is-browser';
 import * as THREE from 'three';
 
 @Component({
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ import * as THREE from 'three';
   ],
 })
 export class ThreeGeometricComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
+  private readonly isBrowser = injectIsBrowser();
+
   @ViewChild('canvas', { static: false }) canvasRef!: ElementRef<HTMLCanvasElement>;
   @Input() type: 'floating' | 'rings' | 'particles' = 'floating';
   @Input() color: string = '#3b82f6';
@@ -41,6 +44,9 @@ export class ThreeGeometricComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy
   ngOnInit(): void {}
 
   ngAfterViewInit(): void {
+    if (!this.isBrowser) {
+      return;
+    }
     this.initThree();
     this.createGeometry();
     this.animate();

src/app/shared/components/three-trophy/three-trophy.component.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   AfterViewInit,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { injectIsBrowser } from '../../utils/is-browser';
 import * as THREE from 'three';
 
 @Component({
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ import * as THREE from 'three';
   ],
 })
 export class ThreeTrophyComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
+  private readonly isBrowser = injectIsBrowser();
+
   @ViewChild('canvas', { static: false }) canvasRef!: ElementRef<HTMLCanvasElement>;
   @Input() progress: number | null = null;
   @Input() size: number = 200;
@@ -50,6 +53,9 @@ export class ThreeTrophyComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   ngOnInit(): void {}
 
   ngAfterViewInit(): void {
+    if (!this.isBrowser) {
+      return;
+    }
     this.initThree();
     this.createTrophy();
     this.animate();

src/app/shared/utils/is-browser.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { inject, PLATFORM_ID } from '@angular/core';
+import { isPlatformBrowser } from '@angular/common';
+
+/** True when running in a real browser (not during SSR). */
+export function injectIsBrowser(): boolean {
+  return isPlatformBrowser(inject(PLATFORM_ID));
+}