# Turning LAN compression off

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/turning-lan-compression-off/2714
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 12, 2015, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/turning-lan-compression-off/2714 "2015-05-12T05:56:52Z")
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### Author: ![josuah](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/josuah/32/850_2.png) [@josuah](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/josuah)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2015, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/turning-lan-compression-off/2714/4 "2015-07-14T18:57:15Z")

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Hello,

Where can I find a relevant guide about compression options ? I’ve searched this forum and [docs.syncthing.net](http://docs.syncthing.net), to no avail so far.

I’d just like to understand what compression means, what are its advantages and drawbacks (mainly on system resources) and choose accordingly.

Cheers.

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