How can I configure Sitecore so that it generates absolute links to media items?

Question

and , when rendering a MediaItem, generate html code that looks like the following:

Answer 1

I worked on a project where we stored media assets on Akamai's CDN, so we had to change how the media URLs resolved.

We adapted the built-in LinkProvider class by changing ExpandDynamicLinks(). We also adapted Sitecore.Resources.Media.MediaProvider and updated the GetMediaUrl() method.

These were to handle links to images generated by field renderers and links created within a Rich Text editor.