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How do you design WebSocket data compression strategy?
Updated May 6, 2026
Short answer
Compression reduces payload size using algorithms like permessage-deflate.
Deep explanation
WebSockets support extensions like permessage-deflate to compress messages. This reduces bandwidth usage but adds CPU overhead. Compression is beneficial for large or repetitive payloads but should be tuned carefully.
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