I'd like to add that using [gzip_static][1] might also be a good idea since nginx doesn't have to gzip your files over and over again and you can gzip the files

I'd like to add that using [gzip_static][1] might also be a good idea since nginx doesn't have to gzip your files over and over again and you can gzip the files yourself with the highest compression possible (reducing file size). [1]: http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_gzip_static_module.html http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_gzip_static_module.ht...