diff --git a/src/emulator/image/build.sh b/src/emulator/image/build.sh
index 8e3a45b61..d0b1f8321 100755
--- a/src/emulator/image/build.sh
+++ b/src/emulator/image/build.sh
@@ -41,5 +41,9 @@ sudo losetup -d "$loop"
 rm "$OUT_ROOTFS_TAR"
 rm -rf "$OUT_ROOTFS_MNT"
 
+cd "$IMAGES"
+brotli -q 6 rootfs.bin
+cd -
+
 echo "done! created"
 sudo chown -R $USER:$USER $IMAGES/boot
diff --git a/src/emulator/package.json b/src/emulator/package.json
index 3879a4727..864649dad 100644
--- a/src/emulator/package.json
+++ b/src/emulator/package.json
@@ -12,5 +12,8 @@
   "description": "",
   "devDependencies": {
     "html-webpack-plugin": "^5.6.0"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "brotli-dec-wasm": "^2.3.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/emulator/src/main.js b/src/emulator/src/main.js
index 6966b9e2f..d8c1d1801 100644
--- a/src/emulator/src/main.js
+++ b/src/emulator/src/main.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ const {
     DataBuilder,
 } = require("../../puter-wisp/src/exports");
 
+const brotliCJS = require('brotli-dec-wasm');
+
 const status = {
     ready: false,
 };
@@ -132,9 +134,17 @@ window.onload = async function()
     }
 
     const resp = await fetch(
-        './image/build/rootfs.bin'
+        './image/build/rootfs.bin.br'
     );
     const arrayBuffer = await resp.arrayBuffer();
+
+    const brotli = await brotliCJS.default;
+
+    const utf8Array = new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
+    console.log('whats in here??', brotli);
+    const decompressed = brotli.decompress(utf8Array);
+    const decompressedArrayBuffer = decompressed.buffer;
+
     var emulator = window.emulator = new V86({
         wasm_path: PATH_V86 + "/v86.wasm",
         memory_size: 512 * 1024 * 1024,
@@ -164,7 +174,7 @@ window.onload = async function()
         //     url: "./image/build/rootfs.bin",
         // },
         hda: {
-            buffer: arrayBuffer,
+            buffer: decompressedArrayBuffer,
             // url: './image/build/rootfs.bin',
             async: true,
             // size: 1073741824,