Is it possible to manage files on a server with a TON smart contract?

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Given a frontend that lets users upload files to a server, is there a way to manage uploaded files with a TON smart contract? For example, make the uploaded file go to a specific directory on the server based on the rules defined in the contract?

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The answer is likely "no". Smart contracts are for on-chain logic, and the server is off-chain. The actions taking place on a smart contract will not be determined solely by the TVM.

You could have a smart contract act as an interface for the server to listen to: for example, account A communicates with smart contract B, and sends an event to delete a file of ID C on server D. But there is nothing that guarantees that file C exists, or that the server D's logic will listen to B.

 						
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