Enabling gzip compression for a domain in Plesk
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Log in to Plesk.
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Go to Domains > example.com > Apache & nginx Settings.
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Add the following directives to the Additional nginx directives field:
gzip on;
gzip_disable "MSIE [1-6]\\.(?!.*SV1)";
gzip_proxied any;
gzip_comp_level 5;
gzip_types text/plain text/css application/javascript application/x-javascript text/xml application/xml application/rss+xml text/javascript image/x-icon image/bmp image/svg+xml;
gzip_vary on;Note: This is an example. If needed, add other file types in the
gzip_typessection, e.g.application/javascript,application/js, etc. The full list of available types can be found on a server in the file/etc/nginx/mime.types. -
Apply the changes.
Disabling gzip compression for a domain in Plesk
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Log in to Plesk.
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Go to Domains > example.com > Apache & nginx Settings.
Note: To disable gzip compression for a domain/subdomain that does not exist in Plesk (e.g. hostname), create it first.
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Add the following directive to the Additional nginx directives field:
gzip off;
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Click Apply to save the changes.
