diff --git a/cookbooks/nginx/files/etc/nginx/nginx.conf b/cookbooks/nginx/files/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
index 49a5838..c9c5eae 100644
--- a/cookbooks/nginx/files/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/cookbooks/nginx/files/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -64,6 +64,34 @@ http {
     # if client stop responding, free up memory -- default 60
     send_timeout 2s;
 
+    ##
+    # gzip Settings
+    ##
+    gzip on;
+    gzip_static on;
+    gzip_min_length 10240;
+    gzip_comp_level 1;
+    gzip_vary on;
+    gzip_disable msie6;
+    gzip_proxied expired no-cache no-store private auth;
+    gzip_types
+      text/html
+      text/css
+      text/javascript
+      text/xml
+      text/plain
+      text/x-component
+      application/javascript
+      application/x-javascript
+      application/json
+      application/xml
+      application/rss+xml
+      application/atom+xml
+      font/truetype
+      font/opentype
+      application/vnd.ms-fontobject
+      image/svg+xml;
+
     ##
     # Logging Settings
     ##