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Check https://github.com/h5bp/server-configs-nginx for more configs
And use http://checkgzipcompression.com/ to check the compression; you can check site-wide or for individual files using absolute urls.
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Dec 11, 2015
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enabling gzip with nginx and verifying that it's working
How do I check if my nginx config is actually compressing assets? I have the following in my nginx.conf:
gzip on;
gzip_disable "msie6";
gzip_vary on;
gzip_proxied any;
gzip_comp_level 6;
gzip_buffers 16 8k;
gzip_http_version 1.1;
gzip_types
text/plain
text/css
application/json
application/x-javascript
text/xml
application/xml
application/xml+rss
text/javascript;
But Google page speed insights keeps telling me that I still need to compress .js and .svg files...?
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I found that including the following in gzip_types solved it:
application/javascript image/svg+xml
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Remember to not use it if your site is HTTPS :) (or know how to avoid common flaws with BREACH / CRIME).
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@bashy, thanks for the tip. I don't want to be penalized by Google for not compressing, so do you have any resources you can recommend to teach me how to protect against these attacks?
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@cheah2go Depending on your app/website it could be fine.
Here's a few things to read
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