GZIP compressor Envoy Proxy Filter

envoy-filter.yaml

---
apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1alpha3
kind: EnvoyFilter
metadata:
  name: gzip
spec:
  workloadSelector:
    labels:
      # Put same labels that will identify your application
      app: <app-name>
  configPatches:
    - applyTo: HTTP_FILTER
      match:
        context: SIDECAR_INBOUND
        listener:
          filterChain:
            filter:
              name: envoy.http_connection_manager
              subFilter:
                name: envoy.router
      patch:
        operation: INSERT_BEFORE
        value:
          name: envoy.filters.http.compressor
          typed_config:
            # See https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/latest/configuration/http/http_filters/compressor_filter for full options
            '@type': type.googleapis.com/envoy.extensions.filters.http.compressor.v3.Compressor
            compressor_library:
              name: text_optimized
              typed_config:
                '@type': type.googleapis.com/envoy.extensions.compression.gzip.compressor.v3.Gzip
            remove_accept_encoding_header: true