How To Add the gzip Module to Nginx

How fast a website will load depends on the size of all of the files that have to be downloaded by the browser. Reducing the size of files to be transmitted can make the website not only load faster, but also cheaper to those who have to pay for their bandwidth usage. In this guide, we’ll discuss how to configure Nginx installed on your CentOS 7 server to utilize gzip compression to reduce the size of content sent to website visitors.

CentOS

7

How To Add the gzip Module to Nginx on CentOS 7

Learn How To Add the gzip Module to Nginx on CentOS 7

Ubuntu

20.04

How To Improve Website Performance Using gzip and Nginx on Ubuntu 20.04

Learn How To Improve Website Performance Using gzip and Nginx on Ubuntu 20.04
14.04

How To Add the gzip Module to Nginx on Ubuntu 14.04

Learn How To Add the gzip Module to Nginx on Ubuntu 14.04

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