Response Compression in ASP.NET Core

Last Updated on February 19, 2022 by Pupli

The following code shows how to enable the Response Compression Middleware for default MIME types and compression providers (Brotli and Gzip):

public class Startup
{
    public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
    {
        services.AddResponseCompression();
    }

    public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env)
    {
        app.UseResponseCompression();
    }
}

Customize

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
    services.AddResponseCompression(options =>
    {
        options.Providers.Add<BrotliCompressionProvider>();
        options.Providers.Add<GzipCompressionProvider>();
        options.Providers.Add<CustomCompressionProvider>();
        options.MimeTypes = 
            ResponseCompressionDefaults.MimeTypes.Concat(
                new[] { "image/svg+xml" });
    });
}

References
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/performance/response-compression?view=aspnetcore-6.0