diff --git a/system/nixos/anonymous-overflow.nix b/system/nixos/anonymous-overflow.nix
index c6613cc..abad87c 100644
--- a/system/nixos/anonymous-overflow.nix
+++ b/system/nixos/anonymous-overflow.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ in
 
   services.nginx = {
     enable = true;
+    recommendedOptimisation = true;
+    recommendedGzipSettings = true;
+    recommendedBrotliSettings = true;
+
     virtualHosts."anonymous-overflow.only.internal" = {
       listen = [
         {
diff --git a/system/nixos/libreddit.nix b/system/nixos/libreddit.nix
index 790b7f6..b610743 100644
--- a/system/nixos/libreddit.nix
+++ b/system/nixos/libreddit.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 
   services.nginx = {
     enable = true;
+    recommendedOptimisation = true;
+    recommendedGzipSettings = true;
+    recommendedBrotliSettings = true;
+
     virtualHosts."libreddit.only.internal" = {
       listen = [
         {
diff --git a/system/nixos/mastodon.nix b/system/nixos/mastodon.nix
index eca011e..f47002c 100644
--- a/system/nixos/mastodon.nix
+++ b/system/nixos/mastodon.nix
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ in
 
   services.nginx = {
     enable = true;
+    recommendedOptimisation = true;
+    recommendedGzipSettings = true;
+    recommendedBrotliSettings = true;
+
     virtualHosts."${web-domain}" = {
       listen = [
         {
diff --git a/system/nixos/nitter.nix b/system/nixos/nitter.nix
index 48bbacd..0355179 100644
--- a/system/nixos/nitter.nix
+++ b/system/nixos/nitter.nix
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ in
 
   services.nginx = {
     enable = true;
+    recommendedOptimisation = true;
+    recommendedGzipSettings = true;
+    recommendedBrotliSettings = true;
+
     virtualHosts."nitter.only.internal" = {
       listen = [
         {
diff --git a/system/nixos/websites.nix b/system/nixos/websites.nix
index bab7341..fb98236 100644
--- a/system/nixos/websites.nix
+++ b/system/nixos/websites.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 {
   services.nginx = {
     enable = true;
+    recommendedOptimisation = true;
+    recommendedGzipSettings = true;
+    recommendedBrotliSettings = true;
 
     # Documentation
     virtualHosts = builtins.listToAttrs (builtins.map