diff --git a/resources/fluidd_nginx.cfg b/resources/fluidd_nginx.cfg
index ee0cfa2..36adf37 100644
--- a/resources/fluidd_nginx.cfg
+++ b/resources/fluidd_nginx.cfg
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ server {
     access_log /var/log/nginx/fluidd-access.log;
     error_log /var/log/nginx/fluidd-error.log;
 
+    #disable this section on smaller hardware like a pi zero
+    gzip on;
+    gzip_vary on;
+    gzip_proxied any;
+    gzip_proxied expired no-cache no-store private auth;
+    gzip_comp_level 4;
+    gzip_buffers 16 8k;
+    gzip_http_version 1.1;
+    gzip_types text/plain text/css text/xml text/javascript application/x-javascript application/json application/xml;
+
     #web_path from fluidd static files
     root /home/pi/fluidd;