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If you cannot run a server, use a static site generator (Hugo, Eleventy) or a simple script to recursively resolve includes. Example Python snippet:

import re
def resolve_shtml(filepath):
    with open(filepath) as f:
        content = f.read()
    includes = re.findall(r'<!--#include virtual="([^"]+)" -->', content)
    for inc in includes:
        inc_content = resolve_shtml(inc)
        content = content.replace(f'<!--#include virtual="inc" -->', inc_content)
    return content

(Note: This ignores conditional SSI directives.) view shtml best

Extensions claiming to render SSI locally are rare and usually outdated. Avoid security risks — SSI can execute system commands (#exec). Never trust random extensions with sensitive files. If you cannot run a server, use a

Enable "Server Side Includes" in Windows Features → IIS → World Wide Web Services → Application Development Features. (Note: This ignores conditional SSI directives

The "Best" view requires a lightweight internal parser.