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NGINX Zstd Compression: Complete Configuration Guide


by Danila Vershinin, January 27, 2026

Learn how to configure Zstandard (zstd) compression in NGINX for faster websites. Complete guide with installation, configuration examples, performance benchmarks comparing zstd vs gzip vs Brotli, and best practices for RHEL, CentOS, Rocky Linux, and AlmaLinux.

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NGINX Gzip Compression: The Complete Configuration Guide


by Danila Vershinin, January 25, 2026

Learn how to configure NGINX gzip compression for optimal web performance. This comprehensive guide covers gzip_types, gzip_comp_level, gzip_min_length, and all other gzip directives with insights from NGINX source code analysis and production-tested configurations.

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How to Serve WebP Images Automatically with NGINX: Complete 2026 Guide


by Danila Vershinin, January 19, 2026

Learn how to automatically serve WebP images with NGINX to supporting browsers while falling back to JPEG/PNG for others. Covers content negotiation, the Vary header, on-the-fly conversion with nginx-module-webp, and the PageSpeed module.

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Install zlib-ng: faster drop-in zlib for RHEL and CentOS


by Danila Vershinin, March 6, 2020

Install zlib-ng on CentOS, RHEL, Rocky, Alma, Amazon Linux, Fedora, and SLES. SIMD-accelerated drop-in replacement for the system zlib library that every web server, database, and Linux compression path quietly depends on.

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Install NGINX Brotli Module on Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, CentOS & RHEL


by Danila Vershinin, January 10, 2019

Enable superior Brotli compression support with your NGINX in CentOS or any RedHat-based systems like Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, CloudLinux, etc.

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