ipfs / ipfs/kubo

Compressed response from server

Open
#4,385 3 comments 3 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
help wanted kind/enhancement
Dominant language
Go
Stars
17.1k
Forks
3.2k
Avg merge
3d 18h
Merged PRs (30d)
11

Description

#### Version information:
go-ipfs version: 0.4.11-
Repo version: 6
System version: amd64/windows
Golang version: go1.9

#### Type: Enhancement

#### Description:

Compressing the response from the server can lower bandwidth requirements, especially when transferring large blocks.

The HTTP header `Accept-Encoding: gzip` should be accepted in a request. The server should then send a compressed response with `Content-Encoding: gzip`

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Assessment

This issue has not been assessed yet.

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.