diff --git a/configs/development.ini b/configs/development.ini
--- a/configs/development.ini
+++ b/configs/development.ini
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ rhodecode.api.url = /_admin/api
 
 full_stack = true
 
-## Return gzipped responses
+## return gzipped responses from Rhodecode (static files/application)
 gzip_responses = true
 
 # autogenerate javascript routes file on startup
diff --git a/configs/production.ini b/configs/production.ini
--- a/configs/production.ini
+++ b/configs/production.ini
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ use = egg:rhodecode-enterprise-ce
 
 full_stack = true
 
-## Serve static files via RhodeCode, disable to serve them via HTTP server
-static_files = true
+## return gzipped responses from Rhodecode (static files/application)
+gzip_responses = true
 
 # autogenerate javascript routes file on startup
 generate_js_files = false
diff --git a/docs/admin/apache-reverse-proxy.rst b/docs/admin/apache-reverse-proxy.rst
--- a/docs/admin/apache-reverse-proxy.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/apache-reverse-proxy.rst
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ Here is a sample configuration file for 
             ServerName hg.myserver.com
             ServerAlias hg.myserver.com
 
-            ## uncomment root directive if you want to serve static files by
-            ## Apache requires static_files = false in .ini file
-            #DocumentRoot /path/to/rhodecode/installation/public
+            ## uncomment to serve static files by Apache
+            ## ProxyPass /_static !
+            ## Alias /_static /path/to/rhodecode/installation/public
 
             <Proxy *>
               Order allow,deny
diff --git a/docs/admin/nginx-config-example.rst b/docs/admin/nginx-config-example.rst
--- a/docs/admin/nginx-config-example.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/nginx-config-example.rst
@@ -56,11 +56,12 @@ Use the following example to configure N
         ssl_ciphers DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:AES256-SHA:DES-CBC3-SHA:AES128-SHA:RC4-SHA:RC4-MD5;
         ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
 
-        ## uncomment root directive if you want to serve static files by nginx
-        ## requires static_files = false in .ini file
-        # root /path/to/rhodecode/installation/public;
+        include         /etc/nginx/proxy.conf;
 
-        include         /etc/nginx/proxy.conf;
+        ## uncomment to serve static files by nginx
+        # location /_static {
+        #    alias /path/to/rhodecode/installation/public;
+        # }
 
         location / {
             try_files $uri @rhode;