diff --git a/openshift/nginx-proxy/conf.d/server.conf b/openshift/nginx-proxy/conf.d/server.conf
index b32f46b5..cd76a7ab 100644
--- a/openshift/nginx-proxy/conf.d/server.conf
+++ b/openshift/nginx-proxy/conf.d/server.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ server {
     listen       8080;
     server_name  _;
 
+    gzip on;
+    gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/x-javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript application/javascript text/x-js;
+    gzip_comp_level 6;
+    gzip_proxied any;
+    gzip_vary on;
+
     # default path
     location / {
         proxy_pass http://edivorce-django:8080;