# Compression

Compression is used to reduce the size of packets. This is beneficial to reduce bandwidth server side and also to help players on slower internet connections.

## Configuring compression

#### `enabled`: Boolean

Whether packet compression is enabled or not.

> [!TIP]
> It might be beneficial to disable compression if the server is behind a proxy.

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```toml [features.toml] {2}
[packet_compression]
enabled = true
```

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#### `threshold`: Integer (0-1024)

The minimum packet size before the server attempts to compress the packet.

> [!CAUTION]
> Increasing this value can hurt players on slower connections.

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```toml [features.toml] {2}
[packet_compression]
threshold = 256
```

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#### `level`: Integer (0-9)

A value between 0 to 9: 0 to disable compression, 1 being the fastest compression (at the cost of size), and 9 being maximum compression (at the cost of speed).

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```toml [features.toml] {2}
[packet_compression]
level = 4
```

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## Default config

By default, compression is enabled.

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```toml [features.toml]
[packet_compression]
enabled = true
threshold = 256
level = 4
```

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