diff --git a/lib/data/ourdb/sync.v b/lib/data/ourdb/sync.v
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+module ourdb
+
+import encoding.binary
+
+// SyncRecord represents a single database update for synchronization
+struct SyncRecord {
+	id   u32
+	data []u8
+}
+
+// get_last_index returns the highest ID currently in use in the database
+pub fn (mut db OurDB) get_last_index() !u32 {
+	return db.lookup.get_next_id()! - 1
+}
+
+// push_updates serializes all updates from the given index onwards
+pub fn (mut db OurDB) push_updates(index u32) ![]u8 {
+	mut updates := []u8{}
+	last_index := db.get_last_index()!
+
+	// No updates if requested index is at or beyond our last index
+	if index >= last_index {
+		return updates
+	}
+
+	// Write the number of updates as u32
+	update_count := last_index - index
+	mut count_bytes := []u8{len: 4}
+	binary.little_endian_put_u32(mut count_bytes, update_count)
+	updates << count_bytes
+
+	// Collect and serialize all updates after the given index
+	for i := index + 1; i <= last_index; i++ {
+		// Get data for this ID
+		data := db.get(i) or { continue }
+
+		// Write ID (u32)
+		mut id_bytes := []u8{len: 4}
+		binary.little_endian_put_u32(mut id_bytes, i)
+		updates << id_bytes
+
+		// Write data length (u32)
+		mut len_bytes := []u8{len: 4}
+		binary.little_endian_put_u32(mut len_bytes, u32(data.len))
+		updates << len_bytes
+
+		// Write data
+		updates << data
+	}
+
+	return updates
+}
+
+// sync_updates applies received updates to the database
+pub fn (mut db OurDB) sync_updates(bytes []u8) ! {
+	if bytes.len < 4 {
+		return error('invalid update data: too short')
+	}
+
+	mut pos := 0
+
+	// Read number of updates
+	update_count := binary.little_endian_u32(bytes[pos..pos + 4])
+	pos += 4
+
+	// Process each update
+	for _ in 0 .. update_count {
+		if pos + 8 > bytes.len {
+			return error('invalid update data: truncated header')
+		}
+
+		// Read ID
+		id := binary.little_endian_u32(bytes[pos..pos + 4])
+		pos += 4
+
+		// Read data length
+		data_len := binary.little_endian_u32(bytes[pos..pos + 4])
+		pos += 4
+
+		if pos + int(data_len) > bytes.len {
+			return error('invalid update data: truncated content')
+		}
+
+		// Read data
+		data := bytes[pos..pos + int(data_len)]
+		pos += int(data_len)
+
+		// Apply update
+		db.set(OurDBSetArgs{
+			id: id
+			data: data.clone()
+		})!
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/data/ourdb/sync_test.v b/lib/data/ourdb/sync_test.v
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+module ourdb
+
+fn test_db_sync() ! {
+	// Create two database instances
+	mut db1 := new_test_db('sync_test_db1')!
+	mut db2 := new_test_db('sync_test_db2')!
+
+	defer {
+		db1.destroy()!
+		db2.destroy()!
+	}
+
+	// Initial state - both DBs are synced
+	db1.set(OurDBSetArgs{id: 1, data: 'initial data'.bytes()})!
+	db2.set(OurDBSetArgs{id: 1, data: 'initial data'.bytes()})!
+
+	assert db1.get(1)! == 'initial data'.bytes()
+	assert db2.get(1)! == 'initial data'.bytes()
+
+	// Make updates to db1
+	db1.set(OurDBSetArgs{id: 2, data: 'second update'.bytes()})!
+	db1.set(OurDBSetArgs{id: 3, data: 'third update'.bytes()})!
+
+	// Verify db1 has the updates
+	assert db1.get(2)! == 'second update'.bytes()
+	assert db1.get(3)! == 'third update'.bytes()
+
+	// Verify db2 is behind
+	assert db1.get_last_index()! == 3
+	assert db2.get_last_index()! == 1
+
+	// Sync db2 with updates from db1
+	last_synced_index := db2.get_last_index()!
+	updates := db1.push_updates(last_synced_index)!
+	db2.sync_updates(updates)!
+
+	// Verify db2 is now synced
+	assert db2.get_last_index()! == 3
+	assert db2.get(2)! == 'second update'.bytes()
+	assert db2.get(3)! == 'third update'.bytes()
+}
+
+fn test_db_sync_empty_updates() ! {
+	mut db1 := new_test_db('sync_test_db1_empty')!
+	mut db2 := new_test_db('sync_test_db2_empty')!
+
+	defer {
+		db1.destroy()!
+		db2.destroy()!
+	}
+
+	// Both DBs are at the same index
+	db1.set(OurDBSetArgs{id: 1, data: 'test'.bytes()})!
+	db2.set(OurDBSetArgs{id: 1, data: 'test'.bytes()})!
+
+	last_index := db2.get_last_index()!
+	updates := db1.push_updates(last_index)!
+
+	// Should get empty updates since DBs are synced
+	assert updates.len == 0
+
+	db2.sync_updates(updates)!
+	assert db2.get_last_index()! == 1
+}
+
+fn test_db_sync_invalid_data() ! {
+	mut db := new_test_db('sync_test_db_invalid')!
+
+	defer {
+		db.destroy()!
+	}
+
+	// Test with empty data
+	if _ := db.sync_updates([]u8{}) {
+		assert false, 'should fail with empty data'
+	}
+
+	// Test with invalid data length
+	invalid_data := []u8{len: 2, init: 0}
+	if _ := db.sync_updates(invalid_data) {
+		assert false, 'should fail with invalid data length'
+	}
+}