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Brotli Compression

Brotli is a lossless data compression algorithm. Brotli compression is an alternative to gzip and can provide better overall compression.

If your origin does not support Brotli compression, you can enable Brotli compression in CacheFly for a given CacheFly service.

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Enabling Brotli Compression

To enable Brotli Compression for a specific service, first navigate to the OPTIONS for that service (Configuration > Services > [SERVICE NAME] > OPTIONS in the left-hand menu).

Click on OPTIONS to expand the menu, then click on Brotli Compression, or scroll down until you reach the Brotli Compression section.

If the button/toggle to the right of the mention Brotli Compression displays Disabled, then you can enable it as follows:

  • Click on the button/toggle labeled Disabled

  • A popup window is displayed asking you to confirm your choice

  • When you click on the red button Yes, the button/toggle will display Enabled and will also turn from gray to blue. A confirmatory message is also displayed briefly at the top right of the screen.

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