diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/net/h34t/filemure/Server.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/net/h34t/filemure/Server.kt
index 08c92fd..331d388 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/net/h34t/filemure/Server.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/net/h34t/filemure/Server.kt
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ fun main() {
         .create { config ->
             config.staticFiles.add { staticFiles ->
                 staticFiles.hostedPath = "/"
-                staticFiles.directory = "./public"
+                staticFiles.directory = "public"
                 staticFiles.location = Location.CLASSPATH
+                staticFiles.precompress = true
             }
 
             config.requestLogger.http { ctx, ms ->