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Create a rule in the dashboard

  1. Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard ↗ and select your account and domain.
  2. Go to Rules > Overview.
  3. Next to Compression Rules, select Create rule.
  4. (Optional) Select one of the rule templates that address common use cases. Then, review and adjust the proposed rule configuration.
  5. Enter a descriptive name for the rule in Rule name.
  6. Under When incoming requests match, select if you wish to apply the rule to default content types (content types that Cloudflare compresses by default), or to requests that match a custom filter expression.
  7. (Optional) To define a custom expression, use the Expression Builder (specifying one or more values for Field, Operator, and Value) or manually enter an expression using the Expression Editor. For more information, refer to Edit rule expressions.
  8. Under Compression options, set the compression options.
  9. To save and deploy your rule, select Deploy. If you are not ready to deploy your rule, select Save as Draft.