vue-ssr.js

const Vue = require("vue");
const createRenderer = require("vue-server-renderer").createRenderer;
const compiler = require("vue-template-compiler");
const renderToString = createRenderer().renderToString;

var App = {
  template: `<div>
    <div v-for="item in items">{{item}}</div>
  </div>`,
  data() {
    return {
      items: ["hoo", "bar"]
    };
  }
};

const res = compiler.compileToFunctions(App.template, {});
Object.assign(App, res);

var vue = new Vue(App);
renderToString(vue, (err, str) => {
  console.log(str);
});