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Spaces. Custom domain and forcing file downloading.

Posted May 26, 2019 1.3k views
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I want to create a DO space for media files and to use it with my domain.
Also I need an ability to provide download link for each media file.
For example:
http://mydomain.com/video.mp4 - To play video
http://mydomain.com/download/video.mp4 - To download this file

Is it possible and how?
Can you please share a link for steps to configure this.

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efox May 28, 2019

Hey there,

A custom CDN endpoint can be used for the domain customization: https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/spaces/how-to/customize-cdn-endpoint/

To make the files act differently (View vs. Download) you’ll want to modify the metadata of the separate files to act differently: https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/spaces/how-to/metadata/

It isn’t possible at this time to show the same file at two separate locations with different behaviour; having the file uploaded twice in Spaces/with separate metadata is necessary.

If you have any other questions or need anything else, just write back in and let us know! Thank you for being a DigitalOcean customer, we are here to assist you 24/7. :)

Regards,
Ethan - Developer Support Engineer II - DigitalOcean

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  • shimon.shv May 28, 2019

    I thought that it can be possible to set reverse proxy (nginx) to achieve the aim.
    Isn’t it?

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    • efox May 28, 2019

      You could build a customized application utilizing Nginx as a reverse proxy (tutorial here). We just don’t offer a tutorial that explains all of the details of separating the URL structure.

      If you need assistance with that we recommend working with the Nginx community IRC/WIKI or their mailing list.

      Modifying the metadata on the origin Space will still be necessary unless you want to do that at the proxy level as well.

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