diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5ad96a9..3d27611 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
         "@prisma/client": "^5.11.0",
         "command-line-args": "^5.2.1",
         "command-line-usage": "^7.0.1",
+        "compression": "^1.7.4",
         "express": "^4.18.3",
         "mqtt": "^5.3.6",
         "protobufjs": "^7.2.6"
@@ -448,6 +449,47 @@
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     },
+    "node_modules/compressible": {
+      "version": "2.0.18",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compressible/-/compressible-2.0.18.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AF3r7P5dWxL8MxyITRMlORQNaOA2IkAFaTr4k7BUumjPtRpGDTZpl0Pb1XCO6JeDCBdp126Cgs9sMxqSjgYyRg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "mime-db": ">= 1.43.0 < 2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.6"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/compression": {
+      "version": "1.7.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compression/-/compression-1.7.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jaSIDzP9pZVS4ZfQ+TzvtiWhdpFhE2RDHz8QJkpX9SIpLq88VueF5jJw6t+6CUQcAoA6t+x89MLrWAqpfDE8iQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "accepts": "~1.3.5",
+        "bytes": "3.0.0",
+        "compressible": "~2.0.16",
+        "debug": "2.6.9",
+        "on-headers": "~1.0.2",
+        "safe-buffer": "5.1.2",
+        "vary": "~1.1.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/compression/node_modules/bytes": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bytes/-/bytes-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pMhOfFDPiv9t5jjIXkHosWmkSyQbvsgEVNkz0ERHbuLh2T/7j4Mqqpz523Fe8MVY89KC6Sh/QfS2sM+SjgFDcw==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/compression/node_modules/safe-buffer": {
+      "version": "5.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Gd2UZBJDkXlY7GbJxfsE8/nvKkUEU1G38c1siN6QP6a9PT9MmHB8GnpscSmMJSoF8LOIrt8ud/wPtojys4G6+g=="
+    },
     "node_modules/concat-stream": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-stream/-/concat-stream-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -1095,6 +1137,14 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/on-headers": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/on-headers/-/on-headers-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pZAE+FJLoyITytdqK0U5s+FIpjN0JP3OzFi/u8Rx+EV5/W+JTWGXG8xFzevE7AjBfDqHv/8vL8qQsIhHnqRkrA==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/parseurl": {
       "version": "1.3.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parseurl/-/parseurl-1.3.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2d05fe5..79b7a95 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "@prisma/client": "^5.11.0",
     "command-line-args": "^5.2.1",
     "command-line-usage": "^7.0.1",
+    "compression": "^1.7.4",
     "express": "^4.18.3",
     "mqtt": "^5.3.6",
     "protobufjs": "^7.2.6"
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 1070294..bdddf6f 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const path = require('path');
 const express = require('express');
+const compression = require('compression');
 const protobufjs = require("protobufjs");
 const commandLineArgs = require("command-line-args");
 const commandLineUsage = require("command-line-usage");
@@ -72,6 +73,9 @@ function formatNodeInfo(node) {
 
 const app = express();
 
+// enable compression
+app.use(compression());
+
 // serve files inside the public folder from /
 app.use('/', express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));