diff --git a/modules/server/nginx.nix b/modules/server/nginx.nix
index 79d9c9a..a64ec1f 100644
--- a/modules/server/nginx.nix
+++ b/modules/server/nginx.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ with lib; {
     cfg = config.elss.server.nginx;
   in
     mkIf cfg.enable {
-      services.nginx.enable = true;
+      services.nginx = {
+        enable = true;
+        recommendedGzipSettings = true;
+        recommendedOptimisation = true;
+        recommendedProxySettings = true;
+        recommendedTlsSettings = true;
+      };
       networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [80 443];
       services.nginx.virtualHosts."localhost" = {
         addSSL = false;