diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 055487b..4361af5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,14 +12,17 @@ COPY . .
 # Build the site with verbose output
 RUN hugo --minify
 
+# Pre-compress files for nginx gzip_static
+RUN find /app/public -type f \( -name '*.html' -o -name '*.js' -o -name '*.css' -o -name '*.xml' -o -name '*.json' -o -name '*.svg' -o -name '*.woff' -o -name '*.woff2' -o -name '*.ttf' -o -name '*.otf' -o -name '*.eot' \) -exec gzip -k -9 {} \;
+
 # Production stage
 FROM nginx:alpine
 
 # Copy the built site from builder
 COPY --from=builder /app/public /usr/share/nginx/html
 
-# Copy custom nginx config if needed
-# COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+# Copy custom nginx config
+COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
 
 # Expose port 80
 EXPOSE 80
diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33c7782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name localhost;
+    root /usr/share/nginx/html;
+    index index.html;
+
+    # Serve pre-compressed files
+    gzip_static on;
+    
+    # Enable dynamic gzip as fallback
+    gzip on;
+    gzip_vary on;
+    gzip_min_length 1024;
+    gzip_comp_level 6;
+    gzip_types text/plain text/css text/xml text/javascript application/json application/javascript application/xml+rss application/rss+xml font/truetype font/opentype application/vnd.ms-fontobject image/svg+xml;
+
+    location / {
+        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
+    }
+}
+