diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf b/nginx/nginx.conf
index 6a3c3ee..6a5a962 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@ http {
     keepalive_timeout 65;
     server_tokens off;
     client_max_body_size 10m;
+    client_body_buffer_size 128k;
+    client_header_buffer_size 1k;
+    large_client_header_buffers 4 8k;
+
+    # Compression configuration for bandwidth and latency efficiency
+    gzip on;
+    gzip_vary on;
+    gzip_proxied any;
+    gzip_comp_level 5;
+    gzip_min_length 256;
+    gzip_types application/javascript application/json application/xml text/css text/plain text/xml;
 
     # Log the upstream destination and timing; no request bodies or credentials.
     log_format edge '$remote_addr - $request_method $uri $status '
diff --git a/tests/test_project.py b/tests/test_project.py
index 09b094d..eecc99f 100644
--- a/tests/test_project.py
+++ b/tests/test_project.py
@@ -96,5 +96,15 @@ def test_compose_healthchecks_and_isolation(self):
         self.assertIn('GF_USERS_ALLOW_SIGN_UP: "false"', compose)
         self.assertIn('--nginx.scrape-uri=http://edge:8081/stub_status', compose)
 
+    def test_gzip_compression_and_buffer_tuning(self):
+        cfg = load('nginx/nginx.conf')
+        self.assertIn('gzip on;', cfg)
+        self.assertIn('gzip_vary on;', cfg)
+        self.assertIn('gzip_comp_level 5;', cfg)
+        self.assertIn('gzip_min_length 256;', cfg)
+        self.assertIn('application/json', cfg)
+        self.assertIn('client_body_buffer_size 128k;', cfg)
+        self.assertIn('large_client_header_buffers 4 8k;', cfg)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()