Package

connect-gzip-static

gzip/brotli static middleware for connect - serves compressed files if they exist, falls through to connect-static if they don't

v5.0.0, 25 Oct 2025MITESM onlyTypes: NoneCompression and archives

$ npm install connect-gzip-static

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 2.1k; -68% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 5; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 10 months ago; v5.0.0
GitHub stars: 41; 15 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 5

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

2,128 downloads last week, 11,395 in the last month. The 12-month change of -68% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 5.0.0, 25 Oct 202510 months ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 25 Oct 2025334 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 5
Dependents on npm: 30

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: >= 22
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 7.6 kB
Dependencies (5): senddebugparseurlmime-typesserve-static

Install

npm install connect-gzip-static

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/connect-gzip-static@5.0.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/connect-gzip-static@5.0.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/connect-gzip-static@5.0.0

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Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): downloads_week 2128 < 10000.