Series: Definitive guides for developers to SharePoint Framework for SharePoint Server on-premises

Customers who're using the SharePoint Framework (SPFx) on SharePoint Server deployments, also known as SharePoint on-premises, never see new features or capabilities for their environments. Sure... you get it; Microsoft isn't updating the SPFx for SharePoint Server from what's already provided. It's hard to keep track of what is or isn't supported on-premises. It's hard to keep track of what you need to create and maintain your SPFx solutions for SharePoint Server deployments. If you're reading this and nodding your head in agreement, and maybe with a bit of frustration, then this article is for you. In this post, my goal is to provide the definitive guides to the SharePoint Framework for SharePoint Server on-premises deployments.