This guide explains how to enable compression for your resources (CSS, HTML, JSON, JS) to speed up the loading of your Web Hosting.

Introduction

• By compressing your files, you reduce their size, which decreases the transfer time to your visitors' browsers.
• Fast loading speed is a major criterion for search engines like Google.
• The Infomaniak Manager handles modifying your .htaccess and .user.ini files.
  • A backup copy is created automatically for security purposes.
  • The modification may take up to 5 minutes to propagate across the entire infrastructure.

Enable Gzip compression

The procedure via the Manager activates one of the most efficient compression algorithms supported by your browser:

1. Click here to access the hosting & website management section in your Infomaniak Manager (❓: help).
2. Click on the name of the website in question.
3. Click on Advanced in the left-hand menu.
4. Click on the Apache tab:
   
5. Enable the File Compression option.
6. Click on Save at the bottom of the page:
   

Check if the compression header is active

Once activated, your server will send an HTTP header Content-Encoding: gzip. You can test your site with these tools:

• Google PageSpeed Insights (recommended for a comprehensive analysis).
• GiftOfSpeed Gzip/Brotli Test (modern and fast tool).
• Browser Inspector: press F12 > Network tab > Click on your page > Check the response headers.