How do I enable http compression in tomcat for static files inside the war file?

I want to enable tomcat to deliver files stored in the WAR file using http-compression.

This question i开发者_开发百科f specific to tomcat, please do not suggest using another webserver.

It would be great if this could be achieved only from the tomcat configuration.

You are probably looking for GZIP compression which you can configure in your Tomcat connector.