Laravel - display a PDF file in storage without forcing download?

Question

I have a PDF file stored in app/storage/, and I want authenticated users to be able to view this file. I know that I can make them download it using

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Answer 1

As of laravel 5.5 if the file is stored on a remote storage

return Storage::response($path_to_file);

or if it's locally stored you can also use

return response()->file($path_to_file);

I would recommend using the Storage facade.