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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