diff --git a/hosts/nachtigall/apps/nginx.nix b/hosts/nachtigall/apps/nginx.nix
index 2715583..bde05a8 100644
--- a/hosts/nachtigall/apps/nginx.nix
+++ b/hosts/nachtigall/apps/nginx.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ in {
     proxyCachePath.cache = {
       enable = true;
     };
+    recommendedGzipSettings = true;
+    recommendedOptimisation = true;
     recommendedProxySettings = true;
+    recommendedTlsSettings = true;
   };
   # Nginx user needs access to mastodon unix sockets
   users.users.nginx.extraGroups = [ "mastodon" ];