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How do I enable compression for Nginx?

Aaron Horsley
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Question

How do I enable compression for Nginx?

 

Answer

We provide the ea-nginx-gzip package to enable gzip compression in NGINX. If you install this package, it enables gzip globally.

 

You can use the /etc/nginx/conf.d/gzip.conf configuration file to configure your gzip installation. For more information about configuring gzip, read the NGINX gzip module documentation.

 

If you use gzip compression with SSL/TLS requests, your compressed responses may be vulnerable to BREACH attacks.

 

To lower the risk of this type of attack, you can perform one of the following actions:

1. Do not send sensitive data in your HTTP responses.

2. Limit your responses to only use secure samesite cookies.

 

Remember:
cPanel’s Optimize Website interface (cPanel >> Home >> Software >> Optimize Website) does not work with NGINX. Any changes you make there do not effect your gzip compression settings.
 

Note: Your configuration requirements may differ, and the above is a general example. For additional information, review the official cPanel nginx documentation.

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