diff --git a/data/etc/nginx/conf.d/nginx.conf b/data/etc/nginx/conf.d/nginx.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81c2f6fe
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+++ b/data/etc/nginx/conf.d/nginx.conf
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+gzip  on;
+gzip_types application/edn;
+