diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6097d1a4..ff33c36e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -40,17 +40,11 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS(stdint.h netinet/in.h netinet/tcp.h sys/ioctl.h getopt.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(sys/epoll.h libpq-fe.h postgresql/libpq-fe.h grp.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(gsl/gsl_math.h gsl/gsl_cdf.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(openssl/x509.h openssl/hmac.h)
-
-PTHREAD_LIBS="-lpthread"
-MATH_LIBS="-lm"
-RT_LIBS="-lrt"
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(zlib.h)
 
 AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([src/jansson-2.6])
 JANSSON_LIBS="jansson-2.6/src/.libs/libjansson.a"
 
-AC_SUBST(PTHREAD_LIBS)
-AC_SUBST(MATH_LIBS)
-AC_SUBST(RT_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(JANSSON_LIBS)
 
 AC_ARG_WITH([ckdb],
@@ -58,6 +52,11 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([ckdb],
 	[ckdb=$withval]
 	)
 
+#AC_SEARCH_LIBS(whatgoeshere?, rt, , echo "Error: Required library realtime not found." && exit 1)
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(exp, m, , echo "Error: Required library math not found." && exit 1)
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(compress, z , , echo "Error: Required library zlib1g-dev not found." && exit 1)
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(pthread_mutex_trylock, pthread, , "Error: Required library pthreads not found." && exit 1)
+
 if test "x$ckdb" != "xno"; then
 	AC_CHECK_LIB([pq], [main],[PQ=-lpq],echo "Error: Required library libpq-dev
 		not found. Install it or disable postgresql support with --without-ckdb" && exit 1)
@@ -84,8 +83,10 @@ echo "Compilation............: make (or gmake)"
 echo "  CPPFLAGS.............: $CPPFLAGS"
 echo "  CFLAGS...............: $CFLAGS"
 echo "  LDFLAGS..............: $LDFLAGS"
-echo "  LDADD................: $PTHREAD_LIBS $MATH_LIBS $RT_LIBS $JANSSON_LIBS"
-echo "  db LDADD.............: $DB_LIBS"
+echo "  LDADD................: $LIBS $JANSSON_LIBS"
+if test "x$ckdb" != "xno"; then
+	echo "  db LDADD.............: $LIBS $DB_LIBS $JANSSON_LIBS"
+fi
 echo
 echo "Installation...........: make install (as root if needed, with 'su' or 'sudo')"
 echo "  prefix...............: $prefix"
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index e95666ac..53561714 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS =  -I$(top_srcdir)/src/jansson-2.6/src
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libckpool.la
 libckpool_la_SOURCES = libckpool.c libckpool.h sha2.c sha2.h
-libckpool_la_LIBADD = @PTHREAD_LIBS@ @MATH_LIBS@ @RT_LIBS@
+libckpool_la_LIBADD = @LIBS@
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = ckpool ckpmsg notifier
 ckpool_SOURCES = ckpool.c ckpool.h generator.c generator.h bitcoin.c bitcoin.h \
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ if WANT_CKDB
 bin_PROGRAMS += ckdb
 ckdb_SOURCES = ckdb.c ckdb_cmd.c ckdb_data.c ckdb_dbio.c ckdb_btc.c \
 		ckdb_crypt.c ckdb.h klist.c ktree.c klist.h ktree.h
-ckdb_LDADD = libckpool.la @JANSSON_LIBS@ @DB_LIBS@ @MATH_LIBS@
+ckdb_LDADD = libckpool.la @JANSSON_LIBS@ @DB_LIBS@ @LIBS@
 endif
diff --git a/src/ckpool.c b/src/ckpool.c
index 15a9a5bf..00f9a908 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.c
+++ b/src/ckpool.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <grp.h>
 #include <jansson.h>
+#include <zlib.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@
 
 ckpool_t *global_ckp;
 
+const char gzip_magic[] = "\x1f\xd5\x01\n";
+
 static void proclog(ckpool_t *ckp, char *msg)
 {
 	FILE *LOGFP;
@@ -507,9 +510,172 @@ bool ping_main(ckpool_t *ckp)
 
 void empty_buffer(connsock_t *cs)
 {
+	if (cs->buf)
+		cs->buf[0] = '\0';
 	cs->buflen = cs->bufofs = 0;
 }
 
+static void clear_bufline(connsock_t *cs)
+{
+	if (unlikely(!cs->buf))
+		cs->buf = ckzalloc(PAGESIZE);
+	else if (cs->buflen) {
+		memmove(cs->buf, cs->buf + cs->bufofs, cs->buflen);
+		memset(cs->buf + cs->buflen, 0, cs->bufofs);
+		cs->bufofs = cs->buflen;
+		cs->buflen = 0;
+		cs->buf[cs->bufofs] = '\0';
+	} else
+		cs->bufofs = 0;
+}
+
+static void add_bufline(connsock_t *cs, const char *readbuf, const int len)
+{
+	int backoff = 1;
+	size_t buflen;
+	char *newbuf;
+
+	buflen = round_up_page(cs->bufofs + len + 1);
+	while (42) {
+		newbuf = realloc(cs->buf, buflen);
+		if (likely(newbuf))
+			break;
+		if (backoff == 1)
+			fprintf(stderr, "Failed to realloc %d in read_socket_line, retrying\n", (int)buflen);
+		cksleep_ms(backoff);
+		backoff <<= 1;
+	}
+	cs->buf = newbuf;
+	if (unlikely(!cs->buf))
+		quit(1, "Failed to alloc buf of %d bytes in read_socket_line", (int)buflen);
+	memcpy(cs->buf + cs->bufofs, readbuf, len);
+	cs->bufofs += len;
+	cs->buf[cs->bufofs] = '\0';
+}
+
+static int read_cs_length(connsock_t *cs, float *timeout, int len)
+{
+	tv_t start, now;
+	float diff;
+	int ret;
+
+	tv_time(&start);
+
+	while (cs->bufofs < len) {
+		char readbuf[PAGESIZE];
+		int readlen;
+
+		if (*timeout < 0) {
+			LOGDEBUG("Timed out in read_cs_length");
+			ret = 0;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		ret = wait_read_select(cs->fd, *timeout);
+		if (ret < 1)
+			goto out;
+		readlen = len - cs->bufofs;
+		if (readlen >= PAGESIZE)
+			readlen = PAGESIZE - 4;
+		ret = recv(cs->fd, readbuf, readlen, MSG_DONTWAIT);
+		if (ret < 1)
+			goto out;
+		add_bufline(cs, readbuf, ret);
+		tv_time(&now);
+		diff = tvdiff(&now, &start);
+		copy_tv(&start, &now);
+		*timeout -= diff;
+	}
+	ret = len;
+out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int read_gz_line(connsock_t *cs, float *timeout)
+{
+	unsigned long compsize, res, decompsize;
+	char *buf, *dest = NULL, *eom;
+	int ret,  buflen;
+	uint32_t msglen;
+
+	/* Remove gz header */
+	clear_bufline(cs);
+
+	/* Get data sizes */
+	ret = read_cs_length(cs, timeout, 8);
+	if (ret != 8) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(&msglen, cs->buf, 4);
+	compsize = le32toh(msglen);
+	memcpy(&msglen, cs->buf + 4, 4);
+	decompsize = le32toh(msglen);
+
+	/* Remove the gz variables */
+	cs->buflen = cs->bufofs - 8;
+	cs->bufofs = 8;
+	clear_bufline(cs);
+
+	if (unlikely(compsize < 1 || compsize > 0x80000000 ||
+		decompsize < 1 || decompsize > 0x80000000)) {
+		LOGWARNING("Invalid message length comp %lu decomp %lu sent to read_gz_line", compsize, decompsize);
+		ret = -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* Get compressed data */
+	ret = read_cs_length(cs, timeout, compsize);
+	if (ret != (int)compsize) {
+		LOGWARNING("Failed to read %lu compressed bytes in read_gz_line, got %d", compsize, ret);
+		ret = -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* Clear out all the compressed data */
+	cs->buflen = cs->bufofs - compsize;
+	cs->bufofs = compsize;
+	clear_bufline(cs);
+
+	/* Do decompresion and buffer reconstruction here */
+	res = round_up_page(decompsize);
+	dest = ckalloc(res);
+	ret = uncompress((Bytef *)dest, &res, (Bytef *)cs->buf, compsize);
+	if (ret != Z_OK || res != decompsize) {
+		LOGWARNING("Failed to decompress %lu bytes in read_gz_line, result %d got %lu",
+			   decompsize, ret, res);
+		ret = -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	eom = dest + decompsize - 1;
+	if (memcmp(eom, "\n", 1)) {
+		LOGWARNING("Failed to find EOM in decompressed data in read_gz_line");
+		ret = -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	*eom = '\0';
+	ret = decompsize - 1;
+	/* Wedge the decompressed buffer back to the start of cs->buf */
+	buf = cs->buf;
+	buflen = cs->bufofs;
+	cs->buf = dest;
+	dest = NULL;
+	cs->bufofs = decompsize;
+	if (buflen) {
+		add_bufline(cs, buf, buflen);
+		cs->buflen = buflen;
+		cs->bufofs = decompsize;
+	} else
+		cs->buflen = cs->bufofs = 0;
+out:
+	free(dest);
+	if (ret < 1)
+		empty_buffer(cs);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /* Read from a socket into cs->buf till we get an '\n', converting it to '\0'
  * and storing how much extra data we've received, to be moved to the beginning
  * of the buffer for use on the next receive. */
@@ -517,93 +683,54 @@ int read_socket_line(connsock_t *cs, float *timeout)
 {
 	char *eom = NULL;
 	tv_t start, now;
-	size_t buflen;
 	int ret = -1;
-	bool polled;
 	float diff;
 
 	if (unlikely(cs->fd < 0))
 		goto out;
 
-	if (unlikely(!cs->buf))
-		cs->buf = ckzalloc(PAGESIZE);
-	else if (cs->buflen) {
-		memmove(cs->buf, cs->buf + cs->bufofs, cs->buflen);
-		memset(cs->buf + cs->buflen, 0, cs->bufofs);
-		cs->bufofs = cs->buflen;
-		cs->buflen = 0;
-		cs->buf[cs->bufofs] = '\0';
-		eom = strchr(cs->buf, '\n');
-	}
+	clear_bufline(cs);
+	eom = strchr(cs->buf, '\n');
 
 	tv_time(&start);
-rewait:
-	if (*timeout < 0) {
-		LOGDEBUG("Timed out in read_socket_line");
-		ret = 0;
-		goto out;
-	}
-	ret = wait_read_select(cs->fd, eom ? 0 : *timeout);
-	polled = true;
-	if (ret < 1) {
-		if (!ret) {
-			if (eom)
-				goto parse;
-			LOGDEBUG("Select timed out in read_socket_line");
-		} else {
+
+	while (!eom) {
+		char readbuf[PAGESIZE];
+
+		if (*timeout < 0) {
+			if (cs->ckp->proxy)
+				LOGINFO("Timed out in read_socket_line");
+			else
+				LOGERR("Timed out in read_socket_line");
+			ret = 0;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		ret = wait_read_select(cs->fd, *timeout);
+		if (ret < 0) {
 			if (cs->ckp->proxy)
 				LOGINFO("Select failed in read_socket_line");
 			else
 				LOGERR("Select failed in read_socket_line");
+			goto out;
 		}
-		goto out;
-	}
-	tv_time(&now);
-	diff = tvdiff(&now, &start);
-	copy_tv(&start, &now);
-	*timeout -= diff;
-	while (42) {
-		char readbuf[PAGESIZE] = {};
-		int backoff = 1;
-		char *newbuf;
-
 		ret = recv(cs->fd, readbuf, PAGESIZE - 4, MSG_DONTWAIT);
 		if (ret < 1) {
-			/* No more to read or closed socket after valid message */
-			if (eom)
-				break;
-			/* Have we used up all the timeout yet? If polled is
-			 * set that means poll has said there should be
+			/* If we have done wait_read_select there should be
 			 * something to read and if we get nothing it means the
 			 * socket is closed. */
-			if (!polled && *timeout >= 0 && (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK || !ret))
-				goto rewait;
 			if (cs->ckp->proxy)
 				LOGINFO("Failed to recv in read_socket_line");
 			else
 				LOGERR("Failed to recv in read_socket_line");
 			goto out;
 		}
-		polled = false;
-		buflen = cs->bufofs + ret + 1;
-		while (42) {
-			newbuf = realloc(cs->buf, buflen);
-			if (likely(newbuf))
-				break;
-			if (backoff == 1)
-				fprintf(stderr, "Failed to realloc %d in read_socket_line, retrying\n", (int)buflen);
-			cksleep_ms(backoff);
-			backoff <<= 1;
-		}
-		cs->buf = newbuf;
-		if (unlikely(!cs->buf))
-			quit(1, "Failed to alloc buf of %d bytes in read_socket_line", (int)buflen);
-		memcpy(cs->buf + cs->bufofs, readbuf, ret);
-		cs->bufofs += ret;
-		cs->buf[cs->bufofs] = '\0';
+		add_bufline(cs, readbuf, ret);
 		eom = strchr(cs->buf, '\n');
+		tv_time(&now);
+		diff = tvdiff(&now, &start);
+		copy_tv(&start, &now);
+		*timeout -= diff;
 	}
-parse:
 	ret = eom - cs->buf;
 
 	cs->buflen = cs->buf + cs->bufofs - eom - 1;
@@ -616,7 +743,53 @@ out:
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		empty_buffer(cs);
 		dealloc(cs->buf);
-	}
+	} else if (ret == 3 && !memcmp(cs->buf, gzip_magic, 3))
+		ret = read_gz_line(cs, timeout);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/* gzip compressed block structure:
+ * - 4 byte magic header gzip_magic "\x1f\xd5\x01\n"
+ * - 4 byte LE encoded compressed size
+ * - 4 byte LE encoded decompressed size
+ */
+int write_cs(connsock_t *cs, const char *buf, int len)
+{
+	unsigned long compsize, decompsize = len;
+	char *dest = NULL;
+	uint32_t msglen;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Connsock doesn't expect gz compressed messages. Only compress if it's
+	 * larger than one MTU. */
+	if (!cs->gz || len <= 1492)
+		return write_socket(cs->fd, buf, len);
+	compsize = round_up_page(len + 12);
+	dest = alloca(compsize);
+	/* Do compression here */
+	compsize -= 12;
+	ret = compress((Bytef *)dest + 12, &compsize, (Bytef *)buf, len);
+	if (ret != Z_OK) {
+		LOGINFO("Failed to gz compress in write_cs, writing uncompressed");
+		return write_socket(cs->fd, buf, len);
+	}
+	if (unlikely(compsize + 12 >= decompsize))
+		return write_socket(cs->fd, buf, len);
+	/* Copy gz magic header */
+	memcpy(dest, gzip_magic, 4);
+	/* Copy compressed message length */
+	msglen = htole32(compsize);
+	memcpy(dest + 4, &msglen, 4);
+	/* Copy decompressed message length */
+	msglen = htole32(decompsize);
+	memcpy(dest + 8, &msglen, 4);
+	len = compsize + 12;
+	LOGDEBUG("Writing connsock message compressed %d from %lu", len, decompsize);
+	ret = write_socket(cs->fd, dest, len);
+	if (ret == len)
+		ret = decompsize;
+	else
+		ret = -1;
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ckpool.h b/src/ckpool.h
index 0829d36c..52017027 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.h
+++ b/src/ckpool.h
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ struct connsock {
 	ckpool_t *ckp;
 	/* Semaphore used to serialise request/responses */
 	sem_t sem;
+
+	/* Has the other end acknowledged it can receive gz compressed data */
+	bool gz;
 };
 
 typedef struct connsock connsock_t;
@@ -281,6 +284,8 @@ static const char __maybe_unused *stratum_msgs[] = {
 	""
 };
 
+extern const char gzip_magic[];
+
 #ifdef USE_CKDB
 #define CKP_STANDALONE(CKP) ((CKP)->standalone == true)
 #else
@@ -301,6 +306,7 @@ ckpool_t *global_ckp;
 bool ping_main(ckpool_t *ckp);
 void empty_buffer(connsock_t *cs);
 int read_socket_line(connsock_t *cs, float *timeout);
+int write_cs(connsock_t *cs, const char *buf, int len);
 void _send_proc(proc_instance_t *pi, const char *msg, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
 #define send_proc(pi, msg) _send_proc(pi, msg, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
 char *_send_recv_proc(proc_instance_t *pi, const char *msg, int writetimeout, int readtimedout,
diff --git a/src/connector.c b/src/connector.c
index f78cb9c8..2f373b18 100644
--- a/src/connector.c
+++ b/src/connector.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <zlib.h>
 
 #include "ckpool.h"
 #include "libckpool.h"
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ struct client_instance {
 	int server;
 
 	char buf[PAGESIZE];
-	int bufofs;
+	unsigned long bufofs;
 
 	/* Are we currently sending a blocked message from this client */
 	sender_send_t *sending;
@@ -63,6 +64,12 @@ struct client_instance {
 	/* Is this the parent passthrough client */
 	bool passthrough;
 
+	/* Does this client expect gz compression? */
+	bool gz;
+	bool compressed; /* Currently receiving a compressed message */
+	unsigned long compsize; /* Expected compressed data size */
+	unsigned long decompsize; /* Expected decompressed data size */
+
 	/* Linked list of shares in redirector mode.*/
 	share_t *shares;
 
@@ -472,12 +479,40 @@ retry:
 	if (ret < 1) {
 		if (likely(errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK || !ret))
 			return;
-		LOGINFO("Client id %"PRId64" fd %d disconnected - recv fail with bufofs %d ret %d errno %d %s",
+		LOGINFO("Client id %"PRId64" fd %d disconnected - recv fail with bufofs %lu ret %d errno %d %s",
 			client->id, client->fd, client->bufofs, ret, errno, ret && errno ? strerror(errno) : "");
 		invalidate_client(ckp, cdata, client);
 		return;
 	}
 	client->bufofs += ret;
+compressed:
+	if (client->compressed) {
+		unsigned long res;
+
+		if (client->bufofs < client->compsize)
+			goto retry;
+		res = PAGESIZE - 4;
+		if (unlikely(client->decompsize > res)) {
+			LOGNOTICE("Client attempting to send oversize compressed message, disconnecting");
+			invalidate_client(ckp, cdata, client);
+			return;
+		}
+		ret = uncompress((Bytef *)msg, &res, (Bytef *)client->buf, client->compsize);
+		if (ret != Z_OK || res != client->decompsize) {
+			LOGNOTICE("Failed to decompress %lu from %lu bytes in parse_client_msg, got %d",
+				  client->decompsize, client->compsize, ret);
+			invalidate_client(ckp, cdata, client);
+			return;
+		}
+		LOGDEBUG("Received client message compressed %lu from %lu",
+			 client->compsize, client->decompsize);
+		msg[res] = '\0';
+		client->bufofs -= client->compsize;
+		if (client->bufofs)
+			memmove(client->buf, client->buf + buflen, client->bufofs);
+		client->compressed = false;
+		goto parse;
+	}
 reparse:
 	eol = memchr(client->buf, '\n', client->bufofs);
 	if (!eol)
@@ -490,11 +525,40 @@ reparse:
 		invalidate_client(ckp, cdata, client);
 		return;
 	}
+
+	/* Look for a compression header */
+	if (!strncmp(client->buf, gzip_magic, 3)) {
+		uint32_t msglen;
+
+		/* Do we have the whole header? If not, keep reading */
+		if (client->bufofs < 12)
+			goto retry;
+		memcpy(&msglen, client->buf + 4, 4);
+		client->compsize = le32toh(msglen);
+		memcpy(&msglen, client->buf + 8, 4);
+		client->decompsize = le32toh(msglen);
+		if (unlikely(!client->compsize || !client->decompsize ||
+		    client->compsize > MAX_MSGSIZE || client->decompsize > MAX_MSGSIZE)) {
+			LOGNOTICE("Client id %"PRId64" invalid compressed message size %lu/%lu, disconnecting",
+				  client->id, client->compsize, client->decompsize);
+			invalidate_client(ckp, cdata, client);
+			return;
+		}
+		client->bufofs -= 12;
+		if (client->bufofs > 0)
+			memmove(client->buf, client->buf + 12, client->bufofs);
+		client->compressed = true;
+		if (client->bufofs >= client->compsize)
+			goto compressed;
+		goto retry;
+	}
+
 	memcpy(msg, client->buf, buflen);
 	msg[buflen] = '\0';
 	client->bufofs -= buflen;
 	memmove(client->buf, client->buf + buflen, client->bufofs);
 	client->buf[client->bufofs] = '\0';
+parse:
 	if (!(val = json_loads(msg, 0, NULL))) {
 		char *buf = strdup("Invalid JSON, disconnecting\n");
 
@@ -942,6 +1006,36 @@ static void send_client(cdata_t *cdata, const int64_t id, char *buf)
 			test_redirector_shares(ckp, client, buf);
 	}
 
+	/* Does this client accept compressed data? Only compress if it's
+	 * larger than one MTU. */
+	if (client->gz && len > 1492) {
+		unsigned long compsize, decompsize = len;
+		uint32_t msglen;
+		Bytef *dest;
+		int ret;
+
+		compsize = round_up_page(len);
+		dest = alloca(compsize);
+		ret = compress(dest, &compsize, (Bytef *)buf, len);
+		if (unlikely(ret != Z_OK)) {
+			LOGWARNING("Failed to gz compress in send_client, got %d sending uncompressed", ret);
+			goto out;
+		}
+		if (unlikely(compsize + 12 >= decompsize))
+			goto out;
+		/* Copy gz magic header */
+		memcpy(buf, gzip_magic, 4);
+		/* Copy compressed message length */
+		msglen = htole32(compsize);
+		memcpy(buf + 4, &msglen, 4);
+		/* Copy decompressed message length */
+		msglen = htole32(decompsize);
+		memcpy(buf + 8, &msglen, 4);
+		memcpy(buf + 12, dest, compsize);
+		len = compsize + 12;
+		LOGDEBUG("Sending client message compressed %d from %lu", len, decompsize);
+	}
+out:
 	sender_send = ckzalloc(sizeof(sender_send_t));
 	sender_send->client = client;
 	sender_send->buf = buf;
@@ -971,7 +1065,7 @@ static void passthrough_client(cdata_t *cdata, client_instance_t *client)
 
 	LOGINFO("Connector adding passthrough client %"PRId64, client->id);
 	client->passthrough = true;
-	ASPRINTF(&buf, "{\"result\": true}\n");
+	ASPRINTF(&buf, "{\"result\": true, \"gz\": true}\n");
 	send_client(cdata, client->id, buf);
 }
 
@@ -1148,10 +1242,15 @@ retry:
 		sscanf(buf, "loglevel=%d", &ckp->loglevel);
 	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "shutdown")) {
 		goto out;
-	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "passthrough")) {
+	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "pass")) {
 		client_instance_t *client;
+		bool gz = false;
 
-		ret = sscanf(buf, "passthrough=%"PRId64, &client_id);
+		if (strstr(buf, "gz")) {
+			gz = true;
+			ret = sscanf(buf, "passgz=%"PRId64, &client_id);
+		} else
+			ret = sscanf(buf, "passthrough=%"PRId64, &client_id);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			LOGDEBUG("Connector failed to parse passthrough command: %s", buf);
 			goto retry;
@@ -1161,6 +1260,7 @@ retry:
 			LOGINFO("Connector failed to find client id %"PRId64" to pass through", client_id);
 			goto retry;
 		}
+		client->gz = gz;
 		passthrough_client(cdata, client);
 		dec_instance_ref(cdata, client);
 	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "getxfd")) {
diff --git a/src/generator.c b/src/generator.c
index c44bf8f3..353dc641 100644
--- a/src/generator.c
+++ b/src/generator.c
@@ -772,8 +772,9 @@ static bool passthrough_stratum(connsock_t *cs, proxy_instance_t *proxi)
 	bool res, ret = false;
 	float timeout = 10;
 
-	JSON_CPACK(req, "{s:s,s:[s]}",
+	JSON_CPACK(req, "{ss,sb,s[s]}",
 			"method", "mining.passthrough",
+			"gz", json_true(),
 			"params", PACKAGE"/"VERSION);
 	res = send_json_msg(cs, req);
 	json_decref(req);
@@ -798,6 +799,9 @@ static bool passthrough_stratum(connsock_t *cs, proxy_instance_t *proxi)
 		LOGWARNING("Denied passthrough for stratum");
 		goto out;
 	}
+	json_get_bool(&cs->gz, val, "gz");
+	if (cs->gz)
+		LOGNOTICE("Negotiated gz compression with pool");
 	proxi->passthrough = true;
 out:
 	if (val)
@@ -814,8 +818,9 @@ static bool node_stratum(connsock_t *cs, proxy_instance_t *proxi)
 	bool res, ret = false;
 	float timeout = 10;
 
-	JSON_CPACK(req, "{s:s,s:[s]}",
+	JSON_CPACK(req, "{ss,sb,s[s]}",
 			"method", "mining.node",
+			"gz", json_true(),
 			"params", PACKAGE"/"VERSION);
 
 	res = send_json_msg(cs, req);
@@ -841,6 +846,9 @@ static bool node_stratum(connsock_t *cs, proxy_instance_t *proxi)
 		LOGWARNING("Denied node setup for stratum");
 		goto out;
 	}
+	json_get_bool(&cs->gz, val, "gz");
+	if (cs->gz)
+		LOGNOTICE("Negotiated gz compression with pool");
 	proxi->node = true;
 out:
 	if (val)
@@ -1795,7 +1803,7 @@ static void passthrough_send(ckpool_t *ckp, pass_msg_t *pm)
 
 	LOGDEBUG("Sending upstream json msg: %s", pm->msg);
 	len = strlen(pm->msg);
-	sent = write_socket(cs->fd, pm->msg, len);
+	sent = write_cs(cs, pm->msg, len);
 	if (unlikely(sent != len)) {
 		LOGWARNING("Failed to passthrough %d bytes of message %s, attempting reconnect",
 			   len, pm->msg);
diff --git a/src/libckpool.c b/src/libckpool.c
index a0557a71..2e78d330 100644
--- a/src/libckpool.c
+++ b/src/libckpool.c
@@ -1389,6 +1389,18 @@ void *_ckzalloc(size_t len, const char *file, const char *func, const int line)
 	return ptr;
 }
 
+/* Round up to the nearest page size for efficient malloc */
+size_t round_up_page(size_t len)
+{
+	int rem = len % PAGESIZE;
+
+	if (rem)
+		len += PAGESIZE - rem;
+	return len;
+}
+
+
+
 /* Adequate size s==len*2 + 1 must be alloced to use this variant */
 void __bin2hex(void *vs, const void *vp, size_t len)
 {
diff --git a/src/libckpool.h b/src/libckpool.h
index 9d8ba341..10c18248 100644
--- a/src/libckpool.h
+++ b/src/libckpool.h
@@ -531,6 +531,8 @@ void trail_slash(char **buf);
 void *_ckalloc(size_t len, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
 void *json_ckalloc(size_t size);
 void *_ckzalloc(size_t len, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
+size_t round_up_page(size_t len);
+
 extern const int hex2bin_tbl[];
 void __bin2hex(void *vs, const void *vp, size_t len);
 void *bin2hex(const void *vp, size_t len);
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index e87fc7e4..55bdf65c 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -5186,10 +5186,11 @@ static void add_mining_node(sdata_t *sdata, stratum_instance_t *client)
 
 /* Enter with client holding ref count */
 static void parse_method(ckpool_t *ckp, sdata_t *sdata, stratum_instance_t *client,
-			 const int64_t client_id, json_t *id_val, json_t *method_val,
+			 const int64_t client_id, json_t *val, json_t *id_val, json_t *method_val,
 			 json_t *params_val)
 {
 	const char *method;
+	bool var;
 
 	/* Random broken clients send something not an integer as the id so we
 	 * copy the json item for id_val as is for the response. By far the
@@ -5237,8 +5238,12 @@ static void parse_method(ckpool_t *ckp, sdata_t *sdata, stratum_instance_t *clie
 
 		/* Add this client as a passthrough in the connector and
 		 * add it to the list of mining nodes in the stratifier */
+		json_get_bool(&var, val, "gz");
 		add_mining_node(sdata, client);
-		snprintf(buf, 255, "passthrough=%"PRId64, client_id);
+		if (var)
+			snprintf(buf, 255, "passgz=%"PRId64, client_id);
+		else
+			snprintf(buf, 255, "passthrough=%"PRId64, client_id);
 		send_proc(ckp->connector, buf);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -5250,8 +5255,12 @@ static void parse_method(ckpool_t *ckp, sdata_t *sdata, stratum_instance_t *clie
 		 * is a passthrough and to manage its messages accordingly. No
 		 * data from this client id should ever come back to this
 		 * stratifier after this so drop the client in the stratifier. */
+		json_get_bool(&var, val, "gz");
 		LOGNOTICE("Adding passthrough client %"PRId64" %s", client_id, client->address);
-		snprintf(buf, 255, "passthrough=%"PRId64, client_id);
+		if (var)
+			snprintf(buf, 255, "passgz=%"PRId64, client_id);
+		else
+			snprintf(buf, 255, "passthrough=%"PRId64, client_id);
 		send_proc(ckp->connector, buf);
 		drop_client(ckp, sdata, client_id);
 		return;
@@ -5469,7 +5478,7 @@ static void parse_instance_msg(ckpool_t *ckp, sdata_t *sdata, smsg_t *msg, strat
 		send_json_err(sdata, client_id, id_val, "-1:params not found");
 		goto out;
 	}
-	parse_method(ckp, sdata, client, client_id, id_val, method, params);
+	parse_method(ckp, sdata, client, client_id, val, id_val, method, params);
 out:
 	free_smsg(msg);
 }