NodeJS: How would one watch a large amount of files/folders on the server side for updates?

Question

I am working on a small NodeJS application that essentially serves as a browser based desktop search for a LAN based server that multiples users can query. The users on the

Answer 1

I recommend you to take a look at the Dropbox API.

I implemented something similar with ruby on the client side and nodejs on the server side. The best approach is to keep hashes to check if the files or folders changed.