diff --git a/api/app.js b/api/app.js
index ef6755f8..55db77f4 100644
--- a/api/app.js
+++ b/api/app.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 var cors = require('cors')
 var express = require('express');
+var compress = require('compression');
 var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
 
 var config = require('./config');
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ function init(backend) {
 
   // parse POST data
   app.use(cors());
+  app.use(compress());
   app.use(bodyParser.json());
   app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ae41b05d..20437458 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
     "buffertools": "*",
     "commander": "^2.3.0",
     "config": "^1.12.0",
+    "compression": "^1.4.1",
+    "cors": "^2.5.3",
     "cron": "^1.0.4",
     "express": "4.11.1",
     "glob": "*",