diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cbb3a13..7510716 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 *.log
 *spec-20*
 *.tar.gz
+*.tar.xz
diff --git a/contriborbase b/contriborbase
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b7fd51..0000000
--- a/contriborbase
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-contribs10
diff --git a/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/VirtualHosts/21mod_deflate b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/VirtualHosts/21mod_deflate
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8361a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/VirtualHosts/21mod_deflate
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+    use esmith::AccountsDB;
+    my $accounts = esmith::AccountsDB->open_ro;
+
+    use esmith::DomainsDB;
+    my $domains = esmith::DomainsDB->open_ro;
+
+    $OUT = "";
+    my $status = $modDeflate{status} || 'disabled';
+    return "# mod_deflate disabled\n" if $status eq "disabled";
+
+    my $compression = $modDeflate{level} || '5';
+
+    my $ibay = $virtualHostContent;
+    my $status = $accounts->get_prop($ibay, "modDeflate") || "enabled";
+    return "# mod_deflate disabled for $ibay\n" if $status eq "disabled";
+    $OUT = '
+		<filesMatch "\\.(css|js|html|txt)\$">
+                    SetOutputFilter DEFLATE
+                </filesMatch>
+';
+
+}
diff --git a/smeserver-mod_deflate-1.2.tar.xz b/smeserver-mod_deflate-1.2.tar.xz
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a46b8e..0000000
Binary files a/smeserver-mod_deflate-1.2.tar.xz and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/smeserver-mod_deflate.spec b/smeserver-mod_deflate.spec
index 1c6de18..90c029a 100644
--- a/smeserver-mod_deflate.spec
+++ b/smeserver-mod_deflate.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Summary: SME server mod_deflate activation
 %define name smeserver-mod_deflate
 Name: %{name}
 %define version 1.2
-%define release 7
+%define release 8
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
 License: Freely distributable
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ Requires: smeserver-release >= 8
 AutoReqProv: no
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Sep 12 2025 Jean-Philippe Pialasse <jpp@koozali.org> 1.2-8.sme
+- enable mod deflate for ibays [SME: 12076]
+  ibays{modDeflate} enabeld by default
+
 * Sun Sep 08 2024 fix-e-smith-pkg.sh by Trevor Batley <trevor@batley.id.au> 1.2-7.sme
 - Fix e-smith references in smeserver-mod_deflate [SME: 12732]