diff --git a/internal/server/server.go b/internal/server/server.go
index c193afb..26b6b24 100644
--- a/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -123,8 +123,9 @@ func NewWebServer(host string, port int, merger *merger.Merger, database *databa
 			CheckOrigin: func(r *http.Request) bool {
 				return true // Allow all origins in development
 			},
-			ReadBufferSize:  8192,
-			WriteBufferSize: 8192,
+			ReadBufferSize:    8192,
+			WriteBufferSize:   8192,
+			EnableCompression: true, // Enable WebSocket compression for bandwidth savings
 		},
 		broadcastChan: make(chan []byte, 2000), // Increased buffer size to handle bursts
 		stopChan:      make(chan struct{}),