skip asset compression in CI

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ gitlab:assets:compile:
     USE_DB: "false"
     SKIP_STORAGE_VALIDATION: "true"
     WEBPACK_REPORT: "true"
+    NO_COMPRESSION: "true"
   script:
     - yarn install --pure-lockfile --production --cache-folder .yarn-cache
     - bundle exec rake gitlab:assets:compile

config/webpack.config.js

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ var DEV_SERVER_HOST = process.env.DEV_SERVER_HOST || 'localhost';
 var DEV_SERVER_PORT = parseInt(process.env.DEV_SERVER_PORT, 10) || 3808;
 var DEV_SERVER_LIVERELOAD = process.env.DEV_SERVER_LIVERELOAD !== 'false';
 var WEBPACK_REPORT = process.env.WEBPACK_REPORT;
+var NO_COMPRESSION = process.env.NO_COMPRESSION;
 
 var config = {
   // because sqljs requires fs.
@@ -222,11 +223,16 @@ if (IS_PRODUCTION) {
     }),
     new webpack.DefinePlugin({
       'process.env': { NODE_ENV: JSON.stringify('production') }
-    }),
+    })
+  );
+
+  if (!NO_COMPRESSION) {
+    config.plugins.push(
       new CompressionPlugin({
         asset: '[path].gz[query]',
       })
     );
+  }
 }
 
 if (IS_DEV_SERVER) {