diff --git a/web/cashtab/nginx.conf b/web/cashtab/nginx.conf
--- a/web/cashtab/nginx.conf
+++ b/web/cashtab/nginx.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,32 @@
+gzip on;
+
+gzip_vary on;
+gzip_proxied any;
+gzip_comp_level 9;
+gzip_buffers 16 8k;
+gzip_http_version 1.1;
+gzip_min_length 256;
+gzip_types
+  application/atom+xml
+  application/geo+json
+  application/javascript
+  application/x-javascript
+  application/json
+  application/ld+json
+  application/manifest+json
+  application/rdf+xml
+  application/rss+xml
+  application/xhtml+xml
+  application/xml
+  font/eot
+  font/otf
+  font/ttf
+  image/svg+xml
+  text/css
+  text/javascript
+  text/plain
+  text/xml;
+
 server {
   listen 80;
   location / {