diff --git a/compress-images.sh b/compress-images.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3db056c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compress-images.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if command -v jpegoptim >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+    echo "jpegoptim found"
+    find ./public \( -iname "*.jpg" -o -iname "*.jpeg" \) | jpegoptim -p -P --files-stdin -w $(nproc --all)
+else
+    echo "jpegoptim was not found! install either with your package manager or get the binary from the github"
+    echo "https://github.com/tjko/jpegoptim/releases/latest"
+fi
+
+if command -v oxipng >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+    echo "oxipng found"
+    oxipng -o max -a -r ./public
+else
+    echo "oxipng was not found! install with your package manager, cargo or get the binary from the github"
+    echo "https://github.com/shssoichiro/oxipng/releases/latest"
+fi
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 601ded8..cda510c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "astro dev",
-    "build": "astro build",
+    "build": "astro check && ./compress-images.sh && astro build",
     "preview": "astro preview",
     "astro": "astro"
   },