diff --git a/bin/console b/bin/console
index 449afd50d7..4fb292526e 100755
--- a/bin/console
+++ b/bin/console
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ namespace KonsoleKommander;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\Plugin\ListPlugin;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\Setup\H264ConfigurationDumper;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\Setup\H264MappingGenerator;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\Setup\StaticConfigurationDumper;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\Setup\StaticMappingGenerator;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Version;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\BuildMissingSubdefs;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\CreateCollection;
@@ -105,6 +107,9 @@ $cli->command(new H264MappingGenerator());
 $cli->command(new XSendFileConfigurationDumper());
 $cli->command(new XSendFileMappingGenerator());
 
+$cli->command(new StaticConfigurationDumper());
+$cli->command(new StaticMappingGenerator());
+
 $cli->loadPlugins();
 
 exit(is_int($cli->run()) ? : 1);
diff --git a/config/configuration.sample.yml b/config/configuration.sample.yml
index 8ea3bb4151..5402a00fe6 100644
--- a/config/configuration.sample.yml
+++ b/config/configuration.sample.yml
@@ -157,8 +157,12 @@ api_cors:
   max_age: 0
   hosts: []
 session:
-    idle: 0
-    lifetime: 604800 # 1 week
+  idle: 0
+  lifetime: 604800 # 1 week
+static-file:
+  enabled: false
+  type: nginx
+  symlink-directory: ''
 crossdomain:
     site-control: 'master-only'
     allow-access-from:
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Setup/StaticConfigurationDumper.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Setup/StaticConfigurationDumper.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31c1ed223c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Setup/StaticConfigurationDumper.php
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Phraseanet
+ *
+ * (c) 2005-2014 Alchemy
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\Setup;
+
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\Command;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Exception\RuntimeException;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+class StaticConfigurationDumper extends Command
+{
+    public function __construct($name = null)
+    {
+        parent::__construct('static-file:dump-configuration');
+
+        $this->setDescription('Dump the virtual host configuration depending on Phraseanet configuration');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    protected function doExecute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
+    {
+        $output->writeln('');
+
+        if ($this->container['phraseanet.xsendfile-factory']->isXSendFileModeEnabled()) {
+            throw new \LogicException('XSendFile mode is already activated');
+        }
+
+        if (!$this->container['phraseanet.static-file-factory']->isStaticFileModeEnabled()) {
+            $output->writeln('Static file support is <error>disabled</error>');
+            $ret = 1;
+        } else {
+            $output->writeln('Static file support is <info>enabled</info>');
+            $ret = 0;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $configuration = $this->container['phraseanet.static-file-factory']->getMode(true, true)->getVirtualHostConfiguration();
+            $output->writeln('Static file configuration seems <info>OK</info>');
+            $output->writeln($configuration);
+        } catch (RuntimeException $e) {
+            $output->writeln('Static file configuration seems <error>invalid</error>');
+            $ret = 1;
+        }
+
+        $output->writeln('');
+
+        return $ret;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Setup/StaticMappingGenerator.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Setup/StaticMappingGenerator.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ecaff8592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Setup/StaticMappingGenerator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Phraseanet
+ *
+ * (c) 2005-2014 Alchemy
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\Setup;
+
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\Command;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile\StaticFileFactory;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Yaml\Yaml;
+
+class StaticMappingGenerator extends Command
+{
+    public function __construct($name = null)
+    {
+        parent::__construct('static-file:generate-mapping');
+
+        $this->addOption('write', 'w', null, 'Writes the configuration')
+             ->addOption('enabled', 'e', null, 'Set the enable toggle to `true`')
+             ->addArgument('type', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'The configuration type, either `nginx` or `apache`')
+             ->setDescription('Generates Phraseanet Static file configuration');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    protected function doExecute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
+    {
+        $enabled = $input->getOption('enabled');
+        $type = strtolower($input->getArgument('type'));
+
+        $factory = new StaticFileFactory($this->container['monolog'], true, $type, $this->container['phraseanet.thumb-symlinker']);
+        $mode = $factory->getMode(true);
+
+        $conf = array(
+            'enabled' => $enabled,
+            'type' => $type,
+            'mapping' => $mode->getMapping(),
+        );
+
+        if ($input->getOption('write')) {
+            $output->write("Writing configuration ...");
+            $this->container['phraseanet.configuration']['static-file'] = $conf;
+            $output->writeln(" <info>OK</info>");
+            $output->writeln("");
+            $output->write("It is now strongly recommended to use <info>static-file:dump-configuration</info> command to upgrade your virtual-host");
+        } else {
+            $output->writeln("Configuration will <info>not</info> be written, use <info>--write</info> option to write it");
+            $output->writeln("");
+            $output->writeln(Yaml::dump(array('static-file' => $conf), 4));
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Provider/FileServeServiceProvider.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Provider/FileServeServiceProvider.php
index a22ab5d29d..8ed200e297 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Provider/FileServeServiceProvider.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Provider/FileServeServiceProvider.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Provider;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Event\Subscriber\XSendFileSubscriber;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\H264PseudoStreaming\H264Factory;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\ServeFileResponseFactory;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile\StaticFileFactory;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\XSendFile\XSendFileFactory;
 use Silex\Application;
 use Silex\ServiceProviderInterface;
@@ -33,10 +34,18 @@ class FileServeServiceProvider implements ServiceProviderInterface
             return H264Factory::create($app);
         });
 
+        $app['phraseanet.static-file-factory'] = $app->share(function ($app) {
+            return StaticFileFactory::create($app);
+        });
+
         $app['phraseanet.h264'] = $app->share(function ($app) {
             return $app['phraseanet.h264-factory']->createMode(false);
         });
 
+        $app['phraseanet.static-file'] = $app->share(function ($app) {
+            return $app['phraseanet.static-file-factory']->getMode(false);
+        });
+
         $app['phraseanet.file-serve'] = $app->share(function (Application $app) {
             return ServeFileResponseFactory::create($app);
         });
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Provider/PhraseanetServiceProvider.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Provider/PhraseanetServiceProvider.php
index 1719745b3a..7a4caaa0d6 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Provider/PhraseanetServiceProvider.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Provider/PhraseanetServiceProvider.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Provider;
 
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile\Symlink\SymLinker;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile\Symlink\SymLinkerEncoder;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Metadata\PhraseanetMetadataReader;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Metadata\PhraseanetMetadataSetter;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Security\Firewall;
@@ -41,6 +43,14 @@ class PhraseanetServiceProvider implements ServiceProviderInterface
             return $events;
         });
 
+        $app['phraseanet.thumb-symlinker'] = $app->share(function (SilexApplication $app) {
+            return SymLinker::create($app);
+        });
+
+        $app['phraseanet.thumb-symlinker-encoder'] = $app->share(function (SilexApplication $app) {
+            return SymLinkerEncoder::create($app);
+        });
+
         $app['phraseanet.metadata-reader'] = $app->share(function (SilexApplication $app) {
             $reader = new PhraseanetMetadataReader();
 
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Version.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Version.php
index 209e36a2e8..cdffc01ed5 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Version.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Version.php
@@ -11,14 +11,9 @@
 
 namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Core;
 
-/**
- *
- * @license     http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-3.0 GPLv3
- * @link        www.phraseanet.com
- */
 class Version
 {
-    protected static $number = '3.8.6-alpha.2';
+    protected static $number = '3.8.6-alpha.3';
     protected static $name = 'Falcarius';
 
     public static function getNumber()
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/AbstractStaticMode.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/AbstractStaticMode.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a87237450c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/AbstractStaticMode.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Phraseanet
+ *
+ * (c) 2005-2014 Alchemy
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile;
+
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\AbstractServerMode;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile\Symlink\SymLinker;
+use Guzzle\Http\Url;
+
+abstract class AbstractStaticMode extends AbstractServerMode
+{
+    protected $symlinker;
+
+    public function __construct(array $mapping, SymLinker $symlinker)
+    {
+        $this->symlinker = $symlinker;
+
+        parent::__construct($mapping);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getUrl($pathFile)
+    {
+        $this->ensureSymlink($pathFile);
+
+        return Url::factory(sprintf('%s/%s',  $this->mapping['mount-point'], $this->symlinker->getSymlinkBasePath($pathFile)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a link if it does not exists
+     *
+     * @param $pathFile
+     */
+    private function ensureSymlink($pathFile)
+    {
+        if (false === $this->symlinker->hasSymlink($pathFile)) {
+            $this->symlinker->symlink($pathFile);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/Apache.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/Apache.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f200550987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/Apache.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Phraseanet
+ *
+ * (c) 2005-2014 Alchemy
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile;
+
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
+
+class Apache extends AbstractStaticMode implements StaticFileModeInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @params array $mapping
+     *
+     * @throws InvalidArgumentException if mapping is invalid;
+     */
+    public function setMapping(array $mapping)
+    {
+        if (!isset($mapping['directory'])) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Static file mapping entry must contain at least a "directory" key');
+        }
+
+        if (!isset($mapping['mount-point'])) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Static file mapping entry must contain at least a "mount-point" key');
+        }
+
+        $this->mapping = $mapping;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getVirtualHostConfiguration()
+    {
+        $output = "\n";
+        $output .= "    Alias ".$this->mapping['mount-point']." ".$this->mapping['directory']."\n";
+        $output .= "\n";
+        $output .= "    <Location ".$this->mapping['directory'].">\n";
+        $output .= "        Order allow,deny\n";
+        $output .= "        Allow from all\n";
+        $output .= "    </Location>\n";
+        $output .= "\n";
+
+        return $output;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/Nginx.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/Nginx.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a105f93336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/Nginx.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Phraseanet
+ *
+ * (c) 2005-2014 Alchemy
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile;
+
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
+
+class Nginx extends AbstractStaticMode implements StaticFileModeInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @params array $mapping
+     *
+     * @throws InvalidArgumentException if mapping is invalid;
+     */
+    public function setMapping(array $mapping)
+    {
+        if (!isset($mapping['directory'])) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Static file mapping entry must contain at least a "directory" key');
+        }
+
+        if (!isset($mapping['mount-point'])) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Static file mapping entry must contain at least a "mount-point" key');
+        }
+
+        $this->mapping = $mapping;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getVirtualHostConfiguration()
+    {
+        $output = "\n";
+        $output .= "    location " . $this->mapping['mount-point']. " {\n";
+        $output .= "        alias ".$this->mapping['directory'].";\n";
+        $output .= "    }\n";
+
+        return $output;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/NullMode.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/NullMode.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a9f40608c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/NullMode.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Phraseanet
+ *
+ * (c) 2005-2014 Alchemy
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile;
+
+class NullMode implements StaticFileModeInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getVirtualHostConfiguration()
+    {
+        return "\n";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getUrl($pathFile)
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/StaticFileFactory.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/StaticFileFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0af3339f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/StaticFileFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Phraseanet
+ *
+ * (c) 2005-2014 Alchemy
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile;
+
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Application;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile\Symlink\SymLinker;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+
+class StaticFileFactory
+{
+    private $enabled;
+    private $logger;
+    private $type;
+    /** @var Symlink\SymLinker */
+    private $symlinker;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     *
+     * @param LoggerInterface $logger
+     * @param bool            $enabled
+     * @param string          $type
+     * @param SymLinker       $symlinker
+     */
+    public function __construct(LoggerInterface $logger, $enabled, $type, SymLinker $symlinker)
+    {
+        $this->logger = $logger;
+        $this->enabled = (Boolean) $enabled;
+        $this->type = strtolower($type);
+        $this->symlinker = $symlinker;
+
+        $this->mapping = array(
+            'mount-point' => $symlinker->getDefaultAlias(),
+            'directory' => $symlinker->getSymlinkDir()
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance of StaticFileFactory Factory according to the application
+     * configuration.
+     *
+     * @param  Application $app
+     * @return StaticFileFactory
+     */
+    public static function create(Application $app)
+    {
+        $conf = $app['phraseanet.configuration']['static-file'];
+
+        return new self($app['monolog'], $conf['enabled'], $conf['type'], $app['phraseanet.thumb-symlinker']);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a new instance of ModeInterface
+     *
+     * @param bool $throwException
+     * @param bool $forceMode
+     *
+     * @return Apache|Nginx|NullMode
+     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+     */
+    public function getMode($throwException = false, $forceMode = false)
+    {
+        if (false === $this->enabled && true !== $forceMode) {
+            return new NullMode();
+        }
+
+        switch ($this->type) {
+            case 'nginx':
+                return new Nginx($this->mapping, $this->symlinker);
+                break;
+            case 'apache':
+            case 'apache2':
+                return new Apache($this->mapping, $this->symlinker);
+            default:
+                $this->logger->error('Invalid static file configuration.');
+                if ($throwException) {
+                    throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+                        'Invalid static file type value "%s"',
+                        $this->type
+                    ));
+                }
+
+                return new NullMode();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isStaticFileModeEnabled()
+    {
+        return $this->enabled;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/StaticFileModeInterface.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/StaticFileModeInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33a9ad31ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/StaticFileModeInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Phraseanet
+ *
+ * (c) 2005-2014 Alchemy
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile;
+
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\ServerModeInterface;
+use Guzzle\Http\Url;
+
+interface StaticFileModeInterface extends ServerModeInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @param $pathFile
+     *
+     * @return Url|null
+     */
+    public function getUrl($pathFile);
+}
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/Symlink/SymLinker.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/Symlink/SymLinker.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c21b0bfc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/Symlink/SymLinker.php
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Phraseanet
+ *
+ * (c) 2005-2014 Alchemy
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile\Symlink;
+
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
+use Silex\Application;
+use Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Filesystem;
+use Guzzle\Http\Url;
+
+/**
+ * Create & retrieve symlinks
+ */
+class SymLinker
+{
+    /** Mount Point Alias Name */
+    const ALIAS = 'thumb';
+
+    protected $encoder;
+    protected $fs;
+    protected $symlinkDir;
+    protected $registry;
+
+    public static function create(Application $app)
+    {
+        return new SymLinker(
+            $app['phraseanet.thumb-symlinker-encoder'],
+            $app['filesystem'],
+            $app['phraseanet.registry'],
+            isset($app['phraseanet.configuration']['static-file']['symlink-directory']) ? $app['phraseanet.configuration']['static-file']['symlink-directory'] : $app['root.path'] . '/symlinks'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function __construct(SymLinkerEncoder $encoder, Filesystem $fs, \registryInterface $registry, $symlinkDir)
+    {
+        $this->encoder = $encoder;
+        $this->fs = $fs;
+        $this->symlinkDir = rtrim($symlinkDir, '/');
+    }
+
+    public function getSymlinkDir()
+    {
+        return $this->symlinkDir;
+    }
+
+    public function getDefaultAlias()
+    {
+        return sprintf('/%s', self::ALIAS);
+    }
+
+    public function symlink($pathFile)
+    {
+        $this->fs->symlink($pathFile, $this->getSymlinkPath($pathFile)) ;
+    }
+
+    public function getSymlink($pathFile)
+    {
+        return $this->encoder->encode($pathFile);
+    }
+
+    public function getSymlinkBasePath($pathFile)
+    {
+        $symlinkName = $this->getSymlink($pathFile);
+
+        return sprintf('%s/%s/%s',
+            substr($symlinkName, 0, 2),
+            substr($symlinkName, 2, 2),
+            substr($symlinkName, 4)
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getSymlinkPath($pathFile)
+    {
+        return sprintf(
+            '%s/%s',
+            $this->symlinkDir,
+            $this->getSymlinkBasePath($pathFile)
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function hasSymlink($pathFile)
+    {
+        return file_exists($this->getSymlinkPath($pathFile));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/Symlink/SymLinkerEncoder.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/Symlink/SymLinkerEncoder.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b659d4e912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/Symlink/SymLinkerEncoder.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Phraseanet
+ *
+ * (c) 2005-2014 Alchemy
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile\Symlink;
+
+use Silex\Application;
+use Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Filesystem;
+use Guzzle\Http\Url;
+
+class SymLinkerEncoder
+{
+    protected $key;
+
+    public static function create(Application $app)
+    {
+        return new self(
+            $app['phraseanet.configuration']['main']['key']
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function __construct($key)
+    {
+        $this->key = $key;
+    }
+
+    public function encode($pathFile)
+    {
+        return hash_hmac('sha512', $pathFile , $this->key);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/classes/databox.php b/lib/classes/databox.php
index 51f7977a5a..fd2f61a2b3 100644
--- a/lib/classes/databox.php
+++ b/lib/classes/databox.php
@@ -445,6 +445,21 @@ class databox extends base
 
     public function unmount_databox()
     {
+        if ($this->app['phraseanet.static-file-factory']->isStaticFileModeEnabled()) {
+            $sql = "SELECT path, file FROM subdef WHERE `name`='thumbnail'";
+            $stmt = $this->get_connection()->prepare($sql);
+            $stmt->execute();
+            $rows = $stmt->fetchAll(\PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+            $stmt->closeCursor();
+            foreach ($rows as $row) {
+                $pathfile = $this->app['phraseanet.thumb-symlinker']->getSymlinkPath(sprintf(
+                    '%s/%s',
+                    rtrim($row['path'], '/'),
+                    $row['file']
+                ));
+                $this->app['filesystem']->remove($pathfile);
+            }
+        }
         foreach ($this->get_collections() as $collection) {
             $collection->unmount_collection($this->app);
         }
diff --git a/lib/classes/media/subdef.php b/lib/classes/media/subdef.php
index 08e264ab71..563880e7dc 100644
--- a/lib/classes/media/subdef.php
+++ b/lib/classes/media/subdef.php
@@ -730,6 +730,10 @@ class media_subdef extends media_abstract implements cache_cacheableInterface
             $subdef->get_permalink()->delete_data_from_cache();
         }
 
+        if ($name === 'thumbnail' && $app['phraseanet.static-file-factory']->isStaticFileModeEnabled()) {
+            $app['phraseanet.thumb-symlinker']->symlink($subdef->get_pathfile());
+        }
+
         unset($media);
 
         return $subdef;
@@ -742,10 +746,18 @@ class media_subdef extends media_abstract implements cache_cacheableInterface
      */
     protected function generate_url()
     {
-        if ( ! $this->is_physically_present()) {
+        if (!$this->is_physically_present()) {
             return;
         }
 
+        if ($this->get_name() === 'thumbnail') {
+            if ($this->app['phraseanet.static-file-factory']->isStaticFileModeEnabled() && null !== $url = $this->app['phraseanet.static-file']->getUrl($this->get_pathfile())) {
+                $this->url = $url;
+
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
         if ($this->app['phraseanet.h264-factory']->isH264Enabled() && in_array($this->mime, array('video/mp4'))) {
             if (null !== $url = $this->app['phraseanet.h264']->getUrl($this->get_pathfile())) {
                 $this->url = $url;
@@ -758,6 +770,7 @@ class media_subdef extends media_abstract implements cache_cacheableInterface
             . "/" . $this->record->get_record_id() . "/"
             . $this->get_name() . "/");
 
+
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/classes/patch/386alpha3a.php b/lib/classes/patch/386alpha3a.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58350db477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/classes/patch/386alpha3a.php
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Phraseanet
+ *
+ * (c) 2005-2014 Alchemy
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Application;
+use Symfony\Component\Finder\Finder;
+use Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Filesystem;
+
+class patch_386alpha3a implements patchInterface
+{
+    /** @var string */
+    private $release = '3.8.5-alpha.1';
+
+    /** @var array */
+    private $concern = array(base::APPLICATION_BOX);
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function get_release()
+    {
+        return $this->release;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function require_all_upgrades()
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function concern()
+    {
+        return $this->concern;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function apply(base $appbox, Application $app)
+    {
+        $config = $app['phraseanet.configuration']->getConfig();
+
+        $config['static-file'] = array(
+            'enabled' => false,
+            'type' => '',
+            'symlink-directory' => '',
+        );
+
+        $app['phraseanet.configuration']->setConfig($config);
+
+        return true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/classes/record/adapter.php b/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
index 31e528cfd0..03ebc4bde4 100644
--- a/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
+++ b/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
@@ -1514,6 +1514,10 @@ class record_adapter implements record_Interface, cache_cacheableInterface
             if (!$subdef->is_physically_present())
                 continue;
 
+            if ($subdef->get_name() === 'thumbnail' && $this->app['phraseanet.static-file-factory']->isStaticFileModeEnabled()) {
+                $this->app['filesystem']->remove($this->app['phraseanet.thumb-symlinker']->getSymlinkPath($subdef->get_pathfile()));
+            }
+
             $ftodel[] = $subdef->get_pathfile();
             $watermark = $subdef->get_path() . 'watermark_' . $subdef->get_file();
             if (file_exists($watermark))
diff --git a/lib/conf.d/configuration.yml b/lib/conf.d/configuration.yml
index d11f93caaf..3f5dfc2cac 100644
--- a/lib/conf.d/configuration.yml
+++ b/lib/conf.d/configuration.yml
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ session:
   idle: 0
   # 1 week
   lifetime: 604800
+static-file:
+  enabled: false
+  type: nginx
+  symlink-directory: ''
 crossdomain:
   allow-access-from:
     -
diff --git a/templates/web/prod/results/record.html.twig b/templates/web/prod/results/record.html.twig
index f2c96a2175..330df541f8 100644
--- a/templates/web/prod/results/record.html.twig
+++ b/templates/web/prod/results/record.html.twig
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@
                 {% if rollover_gif %}
                 {% set extraclass = 'rollover-gif-out' %}
                 {% endif %}
-                {{thumbnail.format(record.get_thumbnail(), th_size, th_size, extraclass, true, true)}}
+                {% set lazyload = not app['phraseanet.static-file-factory'].isStaticFileModeEnabled %}
+                {{thumbnail.format(record.get_thumbnail(), th_size, th_size, extraclass, true, lazyload)}}
                 {% if rollover_gif %}
-                {{thumbnail.format(rollover_gif, th_size, th_size, 'rollover-gif-hover', true, true)}}
+                {{thumbnail.format(rollover_gif, th_size, th_size, 'rollover-gif-hover', true, lazyload)}}
                 {% endif %}
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/ApacheModeTest.php b/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/ApacheModeTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39a90c1a42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/ApacheModeTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Alchemy\Tests\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile;
+
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile\Apache;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+
+class ApacheModeTest extends \PhraseanetPHPUnitAbstract
+{
+    public function testGetVirtualHost()
+    {
+        $mode = new Apache(array(
+            'directory' => __DIR__,
+            'mount-point' => '/thumbs'
+        ), self::$DI['app']['phraseanet.thumb-symlinker']);
+        $conf = $mode->getVirtualHostConfiguration();
+        $this->assertRegExp('#'.__DIR__ . '#', $conf);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideMappings
+     * @expectedException Alchemy\Phrasea\Exception\InvalidArgumentException
+     */
+    public function testInvalidMapping($mapping)
+    {
+        new Apache($mapping, self::$DI['app']['phraseanet.thumb-symlinker']);
+    }
+
+    public function provideMappings()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array(array('Directory' => __DIR__)),
+            array(array('wrong-key' => __DIR__, 'mount-point' => '/')),
+            array(array('directory' => __DIR__, 'wrong-key' => '/')),
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/NginxModeTest.php b/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/NginxModeTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f89f488d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/NginxModeTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Alchemy\Tests\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile;
+
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile\Nginx;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+
+class NginxModeTest extends \PhraseanetPHPUnitAbstract
+{
+    public function testGetVirtualHost()
+    {
+        $mode = new Nginx(array(
+            'directory' => __DIR__,
+            'mount-point' => '/thumbs'
+        ), self::$DI['app']['phraseanet.thumb-symlinker']);
+        $conf = $mode->getVirtualHostConfiguration();
+        $this->assertRegExp('#'.__DIR__ . '#', $conf);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideMappings
+     * @expectedException Alchemy\Phrasea\Exception\InvalidArgumentException
+     */
+    public function testInvalidMapping($mapping)
+    {
+        new Nginx($mapping, self::$DI['app']['phraseanet.thumb-symlinker']);
+    }
+
+    public function provideMappings()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array(array('Directory' => __DIR__)),
+            array(array('wrong-key' => __DIR__, 'mount-point' => '/')),
+            array(array('directory' => __DIR__, 'wrong-key' => '/')),
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/StaticFileFactoryTest.php b/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/StaticFileFactoryTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..450ad0e7d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Http/StaticFile/StaticFileFactoryTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Alchemy\Tests\Phrasea\Http\XSendFile;
+
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile\StaticFileFactory;
+
+class StaticFileFactoryTest extends \PhraseanetPHPUnitAbstract
+{
+    public function testFactoryCreation()
+    {
+        $factory = StaticFileFactory::create(self::$DI['app']);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile\StaticFileFactory', $factory);
+    }
+
+    public function testFactoryWithStaticFileEnable()
+    {
+        $logger = $this->getMock('Psr\Log\LoggerInterface');
+
+        $factory = new StaticFileFactory($logger, true, 'nginx', self::$DI['app']['phraseanet.thumb-symlinker']);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile\AbstractStaticMode', $factory->getMode());
+    }
+
+    public function testFactoryWithStaticFileDisabled()
+    {
+        $logger = $this->getMock('Psr\Log\LoggerInterface');
+
+        $factory = new StaticFileFactory($logger, false, 'nginx', self::$DI['app']['phraseanet.thumb-symlinker']);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile\NullMode', $factory->getMode());
+        $this->assertFalse($factory->isStaticFileModeEnabled());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException Alchemy\Phrasea\Exception\InvalidArgumentException
+     */
+    public function testFactoryWithWrongTypeThrowsAnExceptionIfRequired()
+    {
+        $logger = $this->getMock('Psr\Log\LoggerInterface');
+
+        $factory = new StaticFileFactory($logger, true, 'wrong-type', self::$DI['app']['phraseanet.thumb-symlinker']);
+        $factory->getMode(true);
+    }
+
+    public function testFactoryWithWrongTypeDoesNotThrowsAnException()
+    {
+        $logger = $this->getMock('Psr\Log\LoggerInterface');
+
+        $logger->expects($this->once())
+                ->method('error')
+                ->with($this->isType('string'));
+
+        $factory = new StaticFileFactory($logger, true, 'wrong-type', self::$DI['app']['phraseanet.thumb-symlinker']);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Alchemy\Phrasea\Http\StaticFile\NullMode', $factory->getMode(false));
+    }
+}