diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 25c5ca18f..f68f787af 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
 *.iws
 
 public/uploads
+public/downloads
 bin/*
 config/initializers/token.rb
 doc/*.svg
 rubocop.html
 config/france_connect.yml
-vendor/**/*
\ No newline at end of file
+vendor/**/*
diff --git a/app/uploaders/downloader.rb b/app/uploaders/downloader.rb
index 0f9d6691a..c6e5da35a 100644
--- a/app/uploaders/downloader.rb
+++ b/app/uploaders/downloader.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'securerandom'
 
 class Downloader
-  BASE_PATH_DISK = File.join(Rails.root, "public/")
+  BASE_PATH_DISK = File.join(Rails.root, "public/downloads/")
 
   def initialize(filename, filename_suffix = '')
     @filename = filename.to_s
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ class Downloader
 
     generate_random_base_path!
 
-    FileUtils.cp @filename, "#{@base_path}/#{@filename_suffix}.#{@extension}"
+    FileUtils.ln_s @filename, "#{@base_path}/#{@filename_suffix}.#{@extension}"
   end
 
   def url
-    @url ||= File.join(TPS::Application::URL, random_folder_name, "#{@filename_suffix}.#{@extension}")
+    @url ||= File.join(TPS::Application::URL, 'downloads', random_folder_name, "#{@filename_suffix}.#{@extension}")
   end
 
   protected
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ class Downloader
       loop do
         self.random_folder_name = SecureRandom.hex
         base_path = File.join(BASE_PATH_DISK, self.random_folder_name)
+
+        unless File.directory?(BASE_PATH_DISK)
+          Dir.mkdir(BASE_PATH_DISK)
+        end
+
         unless File.directory?(base_path)
           Dir.mkdir(base_path)
           break base_path