diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index 932cfeb..78f630e 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ server {
     listen       80;
     server_name  localhost;
 
+    gzip on;
+    gzip_types application/javascript text/css;
+
     #access_log  /var/log/nginx/host.access.log  main;
 
     location /static {