# Make your Gatsby site faster with Preact.

Preact is a small alternative to React with the same API.

Preact will reduce the bundle size by ~30kb on the network and ~24kb during parse/compile time.

This recipe:

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Installs the necessary NPM packages.

<NPMPackage name="gatsby-plugin-preact" />
<NPMPackage name="preact" />
<NPMPackage name="preact-render-to-string" />

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Adds the Preact plugin to your Gatsby config. It will setup the correct configuration, which will let gatsby use Preact instead of React.

<GatsbyPlugin
  name="gatsby-plugin-preact"
/>

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Once you install this recipe, your site will be faster than ever!