How to display the files of a folder on the server using Django with access restricted to unregistered visitors?

Question

Django

On the server (ubuntu 14.04 server), where the Django site will be, there is a documentation folder (there are subfolders).
I want to organize access to documentation using this site only for users registered on the site.
If you put the documentation in the static folder , then everyone can access it through a direct link like http://site/static/test.pdf.
Please tell me how can this be done?

Answer 1

You restrict access through the usual authorization to the site.
And then, upon request to a specific URL, you return the content of your documentation.
In this case, you can store documents anywhere, even in blob database fields.

Answer 2

In theory, nginx with the x-accel-redirect setting will suit you . The Internet is full of articles on this topic. Search for "nginx controlled download". For example here or here .