Enable Response Compression in ASP.NET Core in 5 Easy Steps

As an ASP.NET developer you are probably aware that IIS comes with its own compression module that can effectively compress the response content. This can dramatically reduce the network bytes giving good performance benefits. However, what if you aren't using IIS at all? Luckily, ASP.NET Core offers you a middleware that can compress the response content for you. In this article you will learn to configure the ASP.NET Core response compression middleware in your web application.

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