Addition to nginx.conf

nginx.conf

    ## Compression
    # src: http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/141251
    # src: http://wiki.brightbox.co.uk/docs:nginx
    
    gzip on;
    gzip_http_version 1.0;
    gzip_comp_level 2;
    gzip_proxied any;
    gzip_min_length  1100;
    gzip_buffers 16 8k;
    gzip_types text/plain text/html text/css application/x-javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript;
    
    # Some version of IE 6 don't handle compression well on some mime-types, so just disable for them
    gzip_disable "MSIE [1-6].(?!.*SV1)";
    
    # Set a vary header so downstream proxies don't send cached gzipped content to IE6
    gzip_vary on;
    ## /Compression
    
    # Load config files from the /etc/nginx/conf.d directory
    include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;

    include /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/*;
}