gzip

gzip is a widely supported and common compression algorithm used by web servers to reduce the file size of text-based assets like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Compressing files with gzip before sending them over the network significantly reduces download times.

Fabian Krumbholz

April 8, 2026

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1 min read

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