🔧 Performance Tuning for Nginx: When to Use Gzip vs Brotli Compression

Why Compression Matters in Modern Web Apps


When a browser requests HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or even image assets, the raw byte size can be a major factor in Time‑to‑First‑Byte (TTFB) and overall page load time. Enabling server‑side compression reduces the payload over the wire, often cutting transfer size by 60‑80 % for text‑based resources. Nginx...