# NSIS compression

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/nsis-compression/252
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [November 8, 2006, 8:29am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/nsis-compression/252 "2006-11-08T08:29:44Z")
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### Author: ![aircom](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/aircom/32/68_2.png) [@aircom](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/aircom)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2006, 8:29am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/nsis-compression/252/1 "2006-11-08T08:29:44Z")

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Hi,  
  
How to set the compression in NSIS to lzma please?  
  
Nicolas

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### Author: ![paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/paulsamways)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2006, 3:57am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/nsis-compression/252/2 "2006-11-09T03:57:48Z")

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Hi Nicolas,  
  
You will need set the ‘SetCompressor’ attribute in the NSIS script. For more information have a look at chapter 4 of the NSIS User Manual, it outlines the possible CompilerFlags that are valid within a script.  
  
Regards,  
Paul