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Nimbostratus

Oct 06, 2023

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Gzip content when using HTTP::respond

I have a Virtual Server with a compression profile and an iRule that returns static text using HTTP::respond. When using HTTP::respond the content is not compressed using gzip. I have worked around...

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Patrik_Jonsson
Oct 13, 2023
I don't think what you're looking for is possible like the way you describe it.

Thinking out loud though, if your content is static you could serve it as a precompressed gzip file? Jason has an article about serving files via ifile here:

https://community.f5.com/t5/technical-articles/v11-1-external-file-access-from-irules-via-ifiles/ta-p/287683

Oh, and if the content is brotli compatible and the client supports it you migth want to look into that as an alternative to gzip.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brotli

Kind regards,
Patrik

Patrik_Jonsson

MVP

Oct 13, 2023

I don't think what you're looking for is possible like the way you describe it.

Thinking out loud though, if your content is static you could serve it as a precompressed gzip file? Jason has an article about serving files via ifile here:

https://community.f5.com/t5/technical-articles/v11-1-external-file-access-from-irules-via-ifiles/ta-p/287683

Oh, and if the content is brotli compatible and the client supports it you migth want to look into that as an alternative to gzip.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brotli

Kind regards,
Patrik