diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 245452b..4db0d6a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -485,3 +485,24 @@ The following environment variables can be used to create Tomcat's _server.xml_
 
 * `TOMCAT_CONNECTOR_SECURE`: For the primary Connector, value of _secure_. If not provided and
   `DHIS2_SERVER_HTTPS` is "on", the value will be "true".
+
+* `TOMCAT_CONNECTOR_RELAXEDQUERYCHARS`: For the primary Connector, value of _relaxedQueryChars_. If
+  not provided, the value will be `\ { } | [ ]`.
+
+* `TOMCAT_CONNECTOR_COMPRESSION`: For the primary Connector, value of _compression_. If not
+  provided, no value with be provided.
+
+* `TOMCAT_CONNECTOR_COMPRESSIONMINSIZE`: For the primary Connector, value of _compressionMinSize_.
+  If not provided, no value with be provided.
+
+* `TOMCAT_CONNECTOR_COMPRESSIBLEMIMETYPE`: For the primary Connector, value of
+  _compressibleMimeType_. If not provided, no value with be provided.
+
+* `TOMCAT_CONNECTOR_NOCOMPRESSIONSTRONGETAG`: For the primary Connector, value of
+  _noCompressionStrongETag_. If not provided, no value with be provided.
+
+* `TOMCAT_CONNECTOR_MAXHTTPHEADERSIZE`: For the primary Connector, value of _maxHttpHeaderSize_. If
+  not provided, no value with be provided.
+
+* `TOMCAT_CONNECTOR_MAXTHREADS`: For the primary Connector, value of _maxThreads_. If not provided,
+  no value with be provided.
diff --git a/remco/templates/tomcat/server.xml.tmpl b/remco/templates/tomcat/server.xml.tmpl
index 3e3002a..c769d4e 100644
--- a/remco/templates/tomcat/server.xml.tmpl
+++ b/remco/templates/tomcat/server.xml.tmpl
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
 
   <Service name="Catalina">
 
-    <Connector protocol="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Nio2Protocol"
-               port="8080"
+    <Connector port="8080"
+               protocol="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Nio2Protocol"
+               URIEncoding="UTF-8"
                {% if getv("/tomcat/connector/proxyport", "8080") != "8080" %}
                proxyPort="{{ getv("/tomcat/connector/proxyport") }}"
                {% endif %}
@@ -24,8 +25,29 @@
                {% if exists("/tomcat/connector/secure") %}
                secure="{{ getv("/tomcat/connector/secure") }}"
                {% endif %}
-               URIEncoding="UTF-8"
+               {% if exists("/tomcat/connector/relaxedquerychars") %}
+               relaxedQueryChars="{{ getv("/tomcat/connector/relaxedquerychars") }}"
+               {% else %}
                relaxedQueryChars="\ { } | [ ]"
+               {% endif %}
+               {% if exists("/tomcat/connector/compression") %}
+               compression="{{ getv("/tomcat/connector/compression") }}"
+               {% endif %}
+               {% if exists("/tomcat/connector/compressionminsize") %}
+               compressionMinSize="{{ getv("/tomcat/connector/compressionminsize") }}"
+               {% endif %}
+               {% if exists("/tomcat/connector/compressiblemimetype") %}
+               compressibleMimeType="{{ getv("/tomcat/connector/compressiblemimetype") }}"
+               {% endif %}
+               {% if exists("/tomcat/connector/nocompressionstrongetag") %}
+               noCompressionStrongETag="{{ getv("/tomcat/connector/nocompressionstrongetag") }}"
+               {% endif %}
+               {% if exists("/tomcat/connector/maxhttpheadersize") %}
+               maxHttpHeaderSize="{{ getv("/tomcat/connector/maxhttpheadersize") }}"
+               {% endif %}
+               {% if exists("/tomcat/connector/maxthreads") %}
+               maxThreads="{{ getv("/tomcat/connector/maxthreads") }}"
+               {% endif %}
                />
 
     <Engine name="Catalina" defaultHost="localhost">