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# Compression

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[Compression Plugins](/docs/server/ha-and-performance/optimization-and-tuning/optimization-and-tuning-compression/compression-plugins.md)
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Compression provider plugins that supply compression algorithms to MariaDB.
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[Storage-Engine Independent Column Compression](/docs/server/ha-and-performance/optimization-and-tuning/optimization-and-tuning-compression/storage-engine-independent-column-compression.md)
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Storage-engine-independent compression for BLOB and TEXT columns, independent of the storage engine.
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