diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index c52cd00..b30898a 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ http {
         }
 
         location /ubuntu/ {
+            gzip_static on;
             root /var/mirror/ubuntu/;
             autoindex on;
         }