NGINX Compression Vary: Fix Broken Vary Headers
by Danila Vershinin, March 2, 2026
The NGINX compression_vary module replaces the standard gzip_vary directive with smarter Vary header handling. It merges multiple Vary headers into one, removes duplicates, and properly appends Accept-Encoding — preventing CDN cache fragmentation and improving caching efficiency across gzip, Brotli, and Zstandard compression.
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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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