How to force file download in the browser, nginx server

Question

I currently have 2 image locations and they may the formats (jpg,jpeg,png,gif)

i.domain.com/simage.jpg thumbnail
i.domain.com/image.jpg high quality
i.domain         


        

Answer 1

You just need to return HTTP header Content-disposition:

location ~* /orig/(.+\.jpg)$ {
    add_header Content-disposition "attachment; filename=$1";
}