diff --git a/config/nginx/nginx.conf b/config/nginx/nginx.conf
index ba54f50..e858187 100644
--- a/config/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/config/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -22,10 +22,22 @@ http {
   tcp_nopush   on;
   server_names_hash_bucket_size 128; # this seems to be required for some vhosts
 
+  gzip on;
+  gzip_types text/plain application/json application/x-json application/javascript application/x-javascript text/css text/x-css;
+  gzip_min_length 1024;
+  gzip_static on;
+
   server {
     listen 80;
     location / {
       proxy_pass http://server;
     }
+    location /static {
+      root /var/www;
+      gzip_static on;
+    }
+    location /announce.json/ {
+      root /var/www;
+    }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev b/docker-compose.dev
index c543023..390fe27 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev
+++ b/docker-compose.dev
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ services:
       - homepage
     volumes:
       - './config/nginx:/etc/nginx'
+      - './public:/var/www:ro'
   db:
     image: postgres:alpine
     ports:
diff --git a/docker-compose.prod b/docker-compose.prod
index b6fa1c6..437dc67 100644
--- a/docker-compose.prod
+++ b/docker-compose.prod
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ services:
       - homepage
     volumes:
       - './config/nginx:/etc/nginx'
+      - './public:/var/www:ro'
   db:
     restart: always
     image: postgres:alpine