nginx.conf

http {
    # Enable Brotli compression
    brotli on;
    brotli_comp_level 6; # Compression level (1-11, 6 is a good balance)
    brotli_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript image/svg+xml application/vnd.ms-fontobject application/x-font-ttf font/opentype;

    # Enable Gzip compression (as a fallback if Brotli is not supported)
    gzip on;
    gzip_comp_level 6;
    gzip_min_length 1000;
    gzip_proxied any;
    gzip_vary on;
    gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript image/svg+xml application/vnd.ms-fontobject application/x-font-ttf font/opentype;

    server {
        listen 80;
        server_name your_domain.com; # Replace with your domain

        location / {
            # Proxy requests to the Next.js application running on port 3000
            proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
            proxy_http_version 1.1;
            proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
            proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
            proxy_set_header Host $host;
            proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;

            # Ensure Nginx passes the Accept-Encoding header to Next.js
            # and handles the Content-Encoding response.
            # Nginx will serve its own compressed version if configured.
            proxy_set_header Accept-Encoding $http_accept_encoding;
        }
    }
}