check the serverside logs. If you hosting on vercel check the Logs tab

it says it was omitted due to security

Share the err pls

[Error: An error occurred in the Server Components render. The specific message is omitted in production builds to avoid leaking sensitive details. A digest property is included on this error instance which may provide additional details about the nature of the error.] {
digest: 'DYNAMIC_SERVER_USAGE',
page: '/dashboard'
}

This is the issue: https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/dynamic-server-error
There are also ways to directly fix it. Let me know if that worked for you

still happening:
my layout

import { redirect } from 'next/navigation'
import { getUserServerSide } from '../../../server/utils'
import DashboardLayout from '../../../components/layouts/DashboardLayout'

type Props = {
  children: React.ReactNode
}

async function layout(props: Props) {
  const { children } = props
  const user = await getUserServerSide()
  if (!user) return redirect('/login')
  return <DashboardLayout user={user}>{children}</DashboardLayout>
}

export default layout

utils:

'use server'
import { headers as getHeaders } from 'next/headers.js'
import { getPayload } from 'payload'
import configPromise from '@payload-config'

export async function getUserServerSide() {
  const headers = getHeaders()
  const payload = await getPayload({ config: configPromise })
  const { user } = await payload.auth({ headers })
  return user
}

but i need to make it async , right?

So just naming is different

try it without async. If you need to remove your methods for just this test, then remove your functions for this test. If it's working after that, I tell you how to add your functions

yeah worked, how does it work with my async functions then? and what is the exact issue @B33fb0n3

Now create a component that fetches the stuff (and will be async) and then pass it (if needed) to the correct components. That might be a bit complicated, but that's to ensure fast loading pages and remove blank pages while loading

@Harlequin do u need anything else?

@Harlequin ?

no thanks!

Great, happy to help. Please mark solution