<b>Client-side vs server-side, gently</b>

<b>Client-side vs server-side, gently</b>

These describe <i>where</i> your auction runs.

— Client-side: the auction happens in the visitor's browser. Easy to set up, but each bidder adds a little page weight.
— Server-side: the auction happens on a separate computer (a server) that your page asks once. Lighter on the browser, but you trust that server to be fair.

Why it matters: browsers can only handle so many bidders before slowing down. Servers can hold far more.

Tiny example: 5 bidders? Client-side is fine. Want 25 bidders? A server handles that crowd without choking the page.

One thing to try: count how many bidders you run. Under ~7, client-side is usually plenty.

<b>In plain English:</b> client-side runs the auction in the browser; server-side runs it on a computer elsewhere.