gzip is commented out

[iandd0824]

Hi,

Just curious why the gzip is commented out in nginx.conf.

Was that turned off for a reason?

[markshust]

it's off by default. if we enable, i want to make sure it's setup correctly. any suggestions?

[iandd0824]

Here is the gzip setting I have tested.

I am not 100% sure it is the right gzip setting, but it does reduce the total page size from 4.x MB to 1.x MB once it is on.

BTW, I used https://gtmetrix.com to check the total page size.

http {
    include       /etc/nginx/mime.types;
    default_type  application/octet-stream;
   
    ........   

    gzip  on;
    gzip_types      text/plain text/html text/css text/js text/xml text/javascript application/javascript application/x-javascript application/json application/xml application/rss+xml image/svg+xml;
    gzip_proxied    no-cache no-store private expired auth;
    gzip_min_length 1000;
    gzip_buffers 16 8k;
    gzip_comp_level 2;
    gzip_disable "MSIE [1-6].(?!.*SV1)";
    gzip_vary on;

    include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;
}

[markshust]

thank you very much, that gives me something to go on. i don't think there is any reason to not enable it, correct?

[iandd0824]

Basically, every browser nowadays supports gzip. It shouldn't be any problem if you turn it on. Just need to find the perfect settings for Magento.