diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8eea3abbd..ef5192449 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       "license": "GPL-3.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "axios": "^0.27.2",
+        "compression": "^1.8.1",
         "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
         "express": "^4.17.1",
         "express-rate-limit": "^7.5.1",
@@ -1376,6 +1377,50 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-W9pAhw0ja1Edb5GVdIF1mjZw/ASI0AlShXM83UUGe2DVr5TdAPEA1OA8m/g8zWp9x6On7gqufY+FatDbC3MDQg==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/compressible": {
+      "version": "2.0.18",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compressible/-/compressible-2.0.18.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AF3r7P5dWxL8MxyITRMlORQNaOA2IkAFaTr4k7BUumjPtRpGDTZpl0Pb1XCO6JeDCBdp126Cgs9sMxqSjgYyRg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "mime-db": ">= 1.43.0 < 2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.6"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/compression": {
+      "version": "1.8.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compression/-/compression-1.8.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9mAqGPHLakhCLeNyxPkK4xVo746zQ/czLH1Ky+vkitMnWfWZps8r0qXuwhwizagCRttsL4lfG4pIOvaWLpAP0w==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "bytes": "3.1.2",
+        "compressible": "~2.0.18",
+        "debug": "2.6.9",
+        "negotiator": "~0.6.4",
+        "on-headers": "~1.1.0",
+        "safe-buffer": "5.2.1",
+        "vary": "~1.1.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/compression/node_modules/negotiator": {
+      "version": "0.6.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/negotiator/-/negotiator-0.6.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-myRT3DiWPHqho5PrJaIRyaMv2kgYf0mUVgBNOYMuCH5Ki1yEiQaf/ZJuQ62nvpc44wL5WDbTX7yGJi1Neevw8w==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.6"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/compression/node_modules/on-headers": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/on-headers/-/on-headers-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-737ZY3yNnXy37FHkQxPzt4UZ2UWPWiCZWLvFZ4fu5cueciegX0zGPnrlY6bwRg4FdQOe9YU8MkmJwGhoMybl8A==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/concat-map": {
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0b4ee4137..ac8f48b07 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "dependencies": {
     "axios": "^0.27.2",
+    "compression": "^1.8.1",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-rate-limit": "^7.5.1",
diff --git a/server/Server.js b/server/Server.js
index d6f748a1e..901564818 100644
--- a/server/Server.js
+++ b/server/Server.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const util = require('util')
 const fs = require('./libs/fsExtra')
 const fileUpload = require('./libs/expressFileupload')
 const cookieParser = require('cookie-parser')
+const compression = require('compression')
 const axios = require('axios')
 
 const { version } = require('../package.json')
@@ -283,6 +284,9 @@ class Server {
     // config passport.js
     await this.auth.initPassportJs()
 
+    // init compression middleware
+    app.use(compression({ level: 6, threshold: 1024 }))
+
     const router = express.Router()
 
     // if RouterBasePath is set, modify all requests to include the base path