Using Sync Gateway to sync document deletion with files on local filesystem

Couchbase Server
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Hi,
I’m working with a local couchbase server containing documents with paths to files on local filesystem ( files being large images) .I have an application that manage inserts, updates, etc. I would like to know if there is a way to sync, for example, the deletion of the file when the document is deleted from couchbase server. I read about Sync Gateway and Webhooks, so maybe i could use this to send ID’s of deleted documents to a local http server and then have a script that deletes the file locally? This is completely theoretical as I have never done something like that. If someone have an idea or a suggestion, I’m all ears!
Thank you.

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There’s a lot of ways to accomplish this.

You can use WebHooks to a webserver. (Server Integration)
You can build an app using Couchbase Lite and connecting to Sync Gateway could monitor documents for changes/deletions. (Couchbase Lite)
You could build an app to listen to the server’s DCP feed and react (See Everything DCP).

Or something else. Lots of versatility and options.

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Thank you for the options !