Serve pdf file by location in nginx

Question

I'd like to serve a unique pdf file by location in nginx.

I followed the instruction here:

and I did:

location /xxx-privacy-disclosure/ {
    alias /var/www/public_html/domain.net/xxx-privacy-disclosure/;
    index xxx-privacy-disclosure.pdf;
}

Everything is working except a .pdf file is downloaded (without the filename)

How can I fix this?

You should use a URL that ends with a filename, for example `/xxx-privacy-disclosure.pdf` rather than `/xxx-privacy-disclosure/`. — Richard Smith, May 26 '21 at 15:24
It will be too easy! Unfortunately my collegue just sent a DEM without the file extension, so I can't use it — Ponzio Pilato, May 26 '21 at 17:00
Hi @MichaelHampton thanks for the suggestion! May you kindly give me an example to how accomplish a redirect with nginx? — Ponzio Pilato, May 26 '21 at 19:32

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 27 '21 at 12:01

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Drop the index directive and replace it with, e.g. return 302 to make a redirect.

location /xxx-privacy-disclosure/ {
    alias /var/www/public_html/domain.net/xxx-privacy-disclosure/;
    return 302 xxx-privacy-disclosure.pdf;
}

answered May 27 '21 at 12:01

Michael Hampton

Hi Michael, I tried and in the url the redirection works (the url is the whole path including the pdf) but I receive a too-many-redirect error in chrome – Ponzio Pilato May 27 '21 at 21:24
I solved moving the pdf in another folder (in this case root) respect the "location" directive. And it works like a charm! Thanks a lot! I'm sorry but I don't have enough reputation for add "useful" state – Ponzio Pilato May 27 '21 at 21:26

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