removed unneeded ref to font-awesome, added compression, ttl for static files, several small cleanups on labels, etc. for lighthouse improvements

main.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from flask import Flask, render_template, request, redirect, jsonify, url_for, render_template_string
+from flask_compress import Compress
 from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
 from flask_marshmallow import Marshmallow
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = DB_URL
 app.config['SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS'] = False
 app.config['ENV'] = os.environ['FLASK_ENV']
 app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = b'my_insecure_PA_token_with_random_2134876adsfjhlkasdf87'
+app.config['SEND_FILE_MAX_AGE_DEFAULT'] = 31536000
 
 # ldap config vars: (the last one is required, or python ldap freaks out)
 app.config['LDAP_HOST'] = 'mara.ddp.net'
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ login_manager = LoginManager(app)              # Setup a Flask-Login Manager
 ldap_manager = LDAP3LoginManager(app)          # Setup a LDAP3 Login Manager.
 login_manager.login_view = "login"             # default login route, failed with url_for, so hard-coded
 
+Compress(app)
+
 ################################# Now, import separated class files ###################################
 from ai import aistats
 from settings import Settings