diff --git a/.luaurc b/.luaurc
index b6cb80c..9cc5867 100644
--- a/.luaurc
+++ b/.luaurc
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@
   },
   "lintErrors": false,
   "typeErrors": true,
-  "globals": []
+  "globals": [
+    "warn"
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/lua/serde/compress_decompress.rs b/packages/lib/src/lua/serde/compress_decompress.rs
index ca5d604..2633f0f 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/lua/serde/compress_decompress.rs
+++ b/packages/lib/src/lua/serde/compress_decompress.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-use async_compression::tokio::write::{
-    BrotliDecoder, BrotliEncoder, GzipDecoder, GzipEncoder, ZlibDecoder, ZlibEncoder,
-};
 use blocking::unblock;
 use lz4_flex::{compress_prepend_size, decompress_size_prepended};
 use mlua::prelude::*;
-use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
+use tokio::io::{copy, BufReader};
+
+use async_compression::{
+    tokio::bufread::{
+        BrotliDecoder, BrotliEncoder, GzipDecoder, GzipEncoder, ZlibDecoder, ZlibEncoder,
+    },
+    Level::Best as CompressionQuality,
+};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum CompressDecompressFormat {
@@ -92,28 +96,30 @@ pub async fn compress<'lua>(
     format: CompressDecompressFormat,
     source: impl AsRef<[u8]>,
 ) -> LuaResult<Vec<u8>> {
+    if let CompressDecompressFormat::LZ4 = format {
+        let source = source.as_ref().to_vec();
+        return Ok(unblock(move || compress_prepend_size(&source)).await);
+    }
+
     let mut bytes = Vec::new();
+    let reader = BufReader::new(source.as_ref());
+
     match format {
         CompressDecompressFormat::Brotli => {
-            BrotliEncoder::new(&mut bytes)
-                .write_all(source.as_ref())
-                .await?
+            let mut encoder = BrotliEncoder::with_quality(reader, CompressionQuality);
+            copy(&mut encoder, &mut bytes).await?;
         }
         CompressDecompressFormat::GZip => {
-            GzipEncoder::new(&mut bytes)
-                .write_all(source.as_ref())
-                .await?
+            let mut encoder = GzipEncoder::with_quality(reader, CompressionQuality);
+            copy(&mut encoder, &mut bytes).await?;
         }
         CompressDecompressFormat::ZLib => {
-            ZlibEncoder::new(&mut bytes)
-                .write_all(source.as_ref())
-                .await?
-        }
-        CompressDecompressFormat::LZ4 => {
-            let source = source.as_ref().to_vec();
-            bytes = unblock(move || compress_prepend_size(&source)).await;
+            let mut encoder = ZlibEncoder::with_quality(reader, CompressionQuality);
+            copy(&mut encoder, &mut bytes).await?;
         }
+        CompressDecompressFormat::LZ4 => unreachable!(),
     }
+
     Ok(bytes)
 }
 
@@ -121,29 +127,31 @@ pub async fn decompress<'lua>(
     format: CompressDecompressFormat,
     source: impl AsRef<[u8]>,
 ) -> LuaResult<Vec<u8>> {
+    if let CompressDecompressFormat::LZ4 = format {
+        let source = source.as_ref().to_vec();
+        return unblock(move || decompress_size_prepended(&source))
+            .await
+            .map_err(LuaError::external);
+    }
+
     let mut bytes = Vec::new();
+    let reader = BufReader::new(source.as_ref());
+
     match format {
         CompressDecompressFormat::Brotli => {
-            BrotliDecoder::new(&mut bytes)
-                .write_all(source.as_ref())
-                .await?
+            let mut decoder = BrotliDecoder::new(reader);
+            copy(&mut decoder, &mut bytes).await?;
         }
         CompressDecompressFormat::GZip => {
-            GzipDecoder::new(&mut bytes)
-                .write_all(source.as_ref())
-                .await?
+            let mut decoder = GzipDecoder::new(reader);
+            copy(&mut decoder, &mut bytes).await?;
         }
         CompressDecompressFormat::ZLib => {
-            ZlibDecoder::new(&mut bytes)
-                .write_all(source.as_ref())
-                .await?
-        }
-        CompressDecompressFormat::LZ4 => {
-            let source = source.as_ref().to_vec();
-            bytes = unblock(move || decompress_size_prepended(&source))
-                .await
-                .map_err(LuaError::external)?;
+            let mut decoder = ZlibDecoder::new(reader);
+            copy(&mut decoder, &mut bytes).await?;
         }
+        CompressDecompressFormat::LZ4 => unreachable!(),
     }
+
     Ok(bytes)
 }
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/tests.rs b/packages/lib/src/tests.rs
index b9b3cb7..8534027 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/tests.rs
+++ b/packages/lib/src/tests.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ create_tests! {
     fs_files: "fs/files",
     fs_dirs: "fs/dirs",
     fs_move: "fs/move",
+
     net_request_codes: "net/request/codes",
     net_request_methods: "net/request/methods",
     net_request_query: "net/request/query",
@@ -55,11 +56,13 @@ create_tests! {
     net_url_decode: "net/url/decode",
     net_serve_requests: "net/serve/requests",
     net_serve_websockets: "net/serve/websockets",
+
     process_args: "process/args",
     process_cwd: "process/cwd",
     process_env: "process/env",
     process_exit: "process/exit",
     process_spawn: "process/spawn",
+
     require_async: "require/tests/async",
     require_async_concurrent: "require/tests/async_concurrent",
     require_async_sequential: "require/tests/async_sequential",
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ create_tests! {
     require_nested: "require/tests/nested",
     require_parents: "require/tests/parents",
     require_siblings: "require/tests/siblings",
+
     global_g_table: "globals/_G",
     // TODO: Uncomment this test, it is commented out right
     // now to let CI pass so that we can make a new release
@@ -77,15 +81,20 @@ create_tests! {
     global_type: "globals/type",
     global_typeof: "globals/typeof",
     global_version: "globals/version",
+
+    serde_compression_files: "serde/compression/files",
+    serde_compression_roundtrip: "serde/compression/roundtrip",
     serde_json_decode: "serde/json/decode",
     serde_json_encode: "serde/json/encode",
     serde_toml_decode: "serde/toml/decode",
     serde_toml_encode: "serde/toml/encode",
+
     stdio_format: "stdio/format",
     stdio_color: "stdio/color",
     stdio_style: "stdio/style",
     stdio_write: "stdio/write",
     stdio_ewrite: "stdio/ewrite",
+
     task_cancel: "task/cancel",
     task_defer: "task/defer",
     task_delay: "task/delay",
diff --git a/tests/serde/compression/files.luau b/tests/serde/compression/files.luau
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d41492
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/serde/compression/files.luau
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+local fs = require("@lune/fs")
+local process = require("@lune/process")
+local serde = require("@lune/serde")
+local stdio = require("@lune/stdio")
+
+type Test = {
+	Format: serde.CompressDecompressFormat,
+	Source: string,
+	Target: string,
+}
+
+local TESTS: { Test } = {
+	{
+		Format = "brotli",
+		Source = "tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt",
+		Target = "tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt.br",
+	},
+	{
+		Format = "gzip",
+		Source = "tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt",
+		Target = "tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt.gz",
+	},
+	{
+		Format = "lz4",
+		Source = "tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt",
+		Target = "tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt.lz4",
+	},
+	{
+		Format = "zlib",
+		Source = "tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt",
+		Target = "tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt.z",
+	},
+}
+
+local failed = false
+for _, test in TESTS do
+	local source = fs.readFile(test.Source)
+	local target = fs.readFile(test.Target)
+
+	local success, compressed = pcall(serde.compress, test.Format, source)
+	if not success then
+		stdio.ewrite(
+			string.format(
+				"Compressing source using '%s' format threw an error!\n%s",
+				tostring(test.Format),
+				tostring(compressed)
+			)
+		)
+		failed = true
+		continue
+	elseif compressed ~= target then
+		stdio.ewrite(
+			string.format(
+				"Compressing source using '%s' format did not produce target!\n",
+				tostring(test.Format)
+			)
+		)
+		stdio.ewrite(
+			string.format(
+				"Compressed (%d chars long):\n%s\nTarget (%d chars long):\n%s\n\n",
+				#compressed,
+				tostring(compressed),
+				#target,
+				tostring(target)
+			)
+		)
+		failed = true
+		continue
+	end
+
+	local success2, decompressed = pcall(serde.decompress, test.Format, target)
+	if not success2 then
+		stdio.ewrite(
+			string.format(
+				"Decompressing source using '%s' format threw an error!\n%s",
+				tostring(test.Format),
+				tostring(decompressed)
+			)
+		)
+		failed = true
+		continue
+	elseif decompressed ~= source then
+		stdio.ewrite(
+			string.format(
+				"Decompressing target using '%s' format did not produce source!\n",
+				tostring(test.Format)
+			)
+		)
+		stdio.ewrite(
+			string.format(
+				"Decompressed (%d chars long):\n%s\n\n",
+				#decompressed,
+				tostring(decompressed)
+			)
+		)
+		failed = true
+		continue
+	end
+end
+
+if failed then
+	process.exit(1)
+end
diff --git a/tests/serde/compression/roundtrip.luau b/tests/serde/compression/roundtrip.luau
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee78167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/serde/compression/roundtrip.luau
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+local fs = require("@lune/fs")
+local process = require("@lune/process")
+local serde = require("@lune/serde")
+local stdio = require("@lune/stdio")
+
+local FORMATS: { serde.CompressDecompressFormat } = { "brotli", "gzip", "lz4", "zlib" }
+local FILES: { string } = {
+	"tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt",
+	"tests/serde/test-files/uncompressed.csv",
+	"tests/serde/test-files/uncompressed.json",
+	"tests/serde/test-files/uncompressed.yaml",
+}
+
+local failed = false
+for _, filePath in FILES do
+	local source = fs.readFile(filePath)
+	for _, format: serde.CompressDecompressFormat in FORMATS do
+		local compressed = serde.compress(format, source)
+		local decompressed = serde.decompress(format, compressed)
+
+		-- Compressing something should return something else
+		if #compressed <= 0 then
+			stdio.ewrite(
+				string.format(
+					"Compressing source using '%s' returned an empty string!\n",
+					tostring(format)
+				)
+			)
+			stdio.ewrite(string.format("Source (%d chars long):\n%s\n", #source, tostring(source)))
+			failed = true
+			continue
+		end
+		if compressed == source then
+			stdio.ewrite(
+				string.format(
+					"Compressing source using '%s' format did not change contents!\n",
+					tostring(format)
+				)
+			)
+			stdio.ewrite(
+				string.format(
+					"Source (%d chars long):\n%s\nCompressed (%d chars long):\n%s\n",
+					#source,
+					tostring(source),
+					#compressed,
+					tostring(compressed)
+				)
+			)
+			failed = true
+			continue
+		end
+
+		-- Decompressing that something else should return the original source
+		if decompressed ~= source then
+			stdio.ewrite(
+				string.format(
+					"Decompressing using '%s' format did not return the source!\n",
+					tostring(format)
+				)
+			)
+			stdio.ewrite(
+				string.format(
+					"Source (%d chars long):\n%s\nCompressed (%d chars long):\n%s\nDecompressed (%d chars long):\n%s\n",
+					#source,
+					tostring(source),
+					#compressed,
+					tostring(compressed),
+					#decompressed,
+					tostring(decompressed)
+				)
+			)
+			failed = true
+			continue
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+if failed then
+	process.exit(1)
+end
diff --git a/tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt b/tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..668332e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed euismod, sapien ut efficitur tempor, nulla dolor bibendum eros, in faucibus leo quam sit amet purus.
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed euismod, sapien ut efficitur tempor, nulla dolor bibendum eros, in faucibus leo quam sit amet purus.
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed euismod, sapien ut efficitur tempor, nulla dolor bibendum eros, in faucibus leo quam sit amet purus.
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed euismod, sapien ut efficitur tempor, nulla dolor bibendum eros, in faucibus leo quam sit amet purus.
diff --git a/tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt.br b/tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt.br
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbb0d58
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt.br differ
diff --git a/tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt.gz b/tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d1cbf3
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt.gz differ
diff --git a/tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt.lz4 b/tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt.lz4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d8d46f
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt.lz4 differ
diff --git a/tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt.z b/tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt.z
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f85f5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/serde/test-files/loremipsum.txt.z
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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diff --git a/tests/serde/test-files/uncompressed.csv b/tests/serde/test-files/uncompressed.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b017e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/serde/test-files/uncompressed.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+name,age,hobbies,friends
+John,30,"reading, writing, coding, 👽","Ξθής, Bob"
+Ξθής,28,"painting, hiking, 🦛",""
+Bob,35,"fishing, gardening, 🌿",""
diff --git a/tests/serde/test-files/uncompressed.json b/tests/serde/test-files/uncompressed.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef02f7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/serde/test-files/uncompressed.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+    "name": "John",
+    "age": 30,
+    "hobbies": ["reading", "writing", "coding", "👽"],
+    "friends": [
+        {
+            "name": "Ξθής",
+            "age": 28,
+            "hobbies": ["painting", "hiking", "🦛"]
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Bob",
+            "age": 35,
+            "hobbies": ["fishing", "gardening", "🌿"]
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/tests/serde/test-files/uncompressed.yaml b/tests/serde/test-files/uncompressed.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a06e21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/serde/test-files/uncompressed.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+- name: John
+  age: 30
+  hobbies:
+    - reading
+    - writing
+    - coding
+    - 👽
+  friends:
+    - name: Ξθής
+      age: 28
+      hobbies:
+        - painting
+        - hiking
+        - 🦛
+    - name: Bob
+      age: 35
+      hobbies:
+        - fishing
+        - gardening
+        - 🌿