# Alternativ to Watch node, to look at a folder on a local NAS

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alternativ-to-watch-node-to-look-at-a-folder-on-a-local-nas/41243
**Category:** General
**Created:** [18 February 2021 14:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alternativ-to-watch-node-to-look-at-a-folder-on-a-local-nas/41243 "2021-02-18T14:54:36Z")
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### Author: ![tpbillund](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/tpbillund/32/37410_2.png) [@tpbillund](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tpbillund)
#### Post date: [18 February 2021 14:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alternativ-to-watch-node-to-look-at-a-folder-on-a-local-nas/41243/1 "2021-02-18T14:54:36Z")

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Hi

Is it possible to use the "Watch" node to look at a folder on a local NAS or an alternativ Node that can look at the folder \172.x.x.x\images\saved\foran\ is there is any changes to the folder?  
And if there is, then I need to grap the filename from that changes.

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### Author: ![edje11](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/edje11/32/572_2.png) [@edje11](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edje11)
#### Post date: [18 February 2021 19:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alternativ-to-watch-node-to-look-at-a-folder-on-a-local-nas/41243/2 "2021-02-18T19:43:19Z")

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If you are using raspberry or other linux device you can mount the network path and monitor local mounted path.  
No sure if it works, but you can give it a try

```auto
sudo mount //192.168.1.163/mp3 /mnt/readynas cifs username=yourusername,password=SuperGeheim 0 0

```

Monitor then with the watch node **/mnt/readynas** directory

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### Author: ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [20 February 2021 12:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alternativ-to-watch-node-to-look-at-a-folder-on-a-local-nas/41243/3 "2021-02-20T12:01:35Z")

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I don't think the watch node will work with remote drives. The OS has no way of knowing when files on the remote machine change other than by polling.

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [21 April 2021 12:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alternativ-to-watch-node-to-look-at-a-folder-on-a-local-nas/41243/4 "2021-04-21T12:01:51Z")

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