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I'm checking out cloud services for document stuff, and I'm wondering how people handle encoded files when using platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP for user uploads.

A lot of APIs send files as Base64 for ease, but we need to turn them back into usable documents like PDFs for saving, sharing, or compliance reasons.

I'm trying to figure out the best ways to do this while keeping things fast, secure, and able to handle lots of traffic.

Do you usually decode and convert files right in a cloud function, or do you send that work to another service? Or maybe use external tools to change Base64 to PDFs when testing things?

I’d like to hear how you structure this part of your cloud setup, especially when dealing with lots of users or sensitive info.