Hi All,

We are working on a solution to migrate the AEM Server from on-premises to AWS cloud. Need some help on the below questions.

• 1. We are using AEM just for creating PDFs by running CQ-quickstart-6.3.0.jar. Does it start entire suite of AEM or Does it start only a component required for PDF generation?
• 2. Is there any way to create PDF without running CQ-quickstart-6.3.0.jar
• 3. Is there any benefit in using different run mode? Author Vs Publish nosample
• 4. Currently with default run mode, CQ-quickstart-6.3.0.jar takes ~3 mins to get started. Can this be reduced?
• 5. Does CQ-quickstart-6.3.0.jar  setup anything on local system? OR Can CQ-quickstart-6.3.0.jar be run in AWS Lambda function?
• 6. Current system uses ‘Watched folder’ to place files and trigger PDF generation. Is there any better way to do this?
• 7. How to do cluster of AEM with ‘Watched folder’
• 8. Usecase /sample/ best practices for multi-language support in creating PDF
• 9. Currently after CQ-quickstart-6.3.0 jar is started, ‘Watched folder’ is configured thru admin console. Can we set the ‘Watched folder’ at the time of startup itself? Can we set/change the ‘Watched folder’ programmatically?
• 10. When I move to cloud, Do I need to have license only for the component that I am using (for eg PDF generation alone) and install only that?