diff --git a/src/migrations/1806000000000-add-sync-indexes.ts b/src/migrations/1806000000000-add-sync-indexes.ts
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+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner, Table, TableIndex } from 'typeorm';
+
+/**
+ * Issue #1247 — Create the sync table and add database indexes.
+ *
+ * Uses the TypeORM Table API so `migration:generate --check` sees an exact
+ * match between the migration-produced schema and the entity definitions,
+ * eliminating schema drift.
+ */
+export class AddSyncIndexes1806000000000 implements MigrationInterface {
+  name = 'AddSyncIndexes1806000000000';
+
+  public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    // --- enum types -------------------------------------------------------
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      DO $$ BEGIN
+        CREATE TYPE "public"."sync_operation_enum" AS ENUM ('create', 'update', 'delete');
+      EXCEPTION
+        WHEN duplicate_object THEN null;
+      END $$;
+    `);
+
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      DO $$ BEGIN
+        CREATE TYPE "public"."sync_status_enum" AS ENUM ('pending', 'in_progress', 'completed', 'conflict', 'failed');
+      EXCEPTION
+        WHEN duplicate_object THEN null;
+      END $$;
+    `);
+
+    // --- table ------------------------------------------------------------
+    await queryRunner.createTable(
+      new Table({
+        name: 'sync',
+        columns: [
+          {
+            name: 'id',
+            type: 'uuid',
+            isPrimary: true,
+            generationStrategy: 'uuid',
+            default: 'uuid_generate_v4()',
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'entity_type',
+            type: 'varchar',
+            length: '128',
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'entity_id',
+            type: 'varchar',
+            length: '128',
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'operation',
+            type: 'enum',
+            enum: ['create', 'update', 'delete'],
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'status',
+            type: 'enum',
+            enum: ['pending', 'in_progress', 'completed', 'conflict', 'failed'],
+            default: "'pending'",
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'version',
+            type: 'int',
+            default: 1,
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'source_region',
+            type: 'varchar',
+            length: '64',
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'target_region',
+            type: 'varchar',
+            length: '64',
+            isNullable: true,
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'payload',
+            type: 'jsonb',
+            isNullable: true,
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'last_error',
+            type: 'text',
+            isNullable: true,
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'retry_count',
+            type: 'int',
+            default: 0,
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'max_retries',
+            type: 'int',
+            default: 3,
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'last_modified',
+            type: 'timestamptz',
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'next_retry_at',
+            type: 'timestamptz',
+            isNullable: true,
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'rowVersion',
+            type: 'int',
+            default: 1,
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'created_at',
+            type: 'timestamptz',
+            default: 'now()',
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'updated_at',
+            type: 'timestamptz',
+            default: 'now()',
+          },
+        ],
+      }),
+      true, // ifNotExists
+    );
+
+    // --- indexes ----------------------------------------------------------
+    await queryRunner.createIndex(
+      'sync',
+      new TableIndex({
+        name: 'IDX_sync_entity',
+        columnNames: ['entity_type', 'entity_id'],
+      }),
+    );
+    await queryRunner.createIndex(
+      'sync',
+      new TableIndex({
+        name: 'IDX_sync_status',
+        columnNames: ['status'],
+      }),
+    );
+    await queryRunner.createIndex(
+      'sync',
+      new TableIndex({
+        name: 'IDX_sync_last_modified',
+        columnNames: ['last_modified'],
+      }),
+    );
+    await queryRunner.createIndex(
+      'sync',
+      new TableIndex({
+        name: 'IDX_sync_source_region_status',
+        columnNames: ['source_region', 'status'],
+      }),
+    );
+    await queryRunner.createIndex(
+      'sync',
+      new TableIndex({
+        name: 'IDX_sync_version',
+        columnNames: ['version'],
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+
+  public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.dropIndex('sync', 'IDX_sync_version');
+    await queryRunner.dropIndex('sync', 'IDX_sync_source_region_status');
+    await queryRunner.dropIndex('sync', 'IDX_sync_last_modified');
+    await queryRunner.dropIndex('sync', 'IDX_sync_status');
+    await queryRunner.dropIndex('sync', 'IDX_sync_entity');
+    await queryRunner.dropTable('sync');
+    await queryRunner.query('DROP TYPE IF EXISTS "public"."sync_status_enum"');
+    await queryRunner.query('DROP TYPE IF EXISTS "public"."sync_operation_enum"');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/sync/entities/sync.entity.ts b/src/modules/sync/entities/sync.entity.ts
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+import {
+  Entity,
+  PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+  Column,
+  CreateDateColumn,
+  UpdateDateColumn,
+  Index,
+  VersionColumn,
+} from 'typeorm';
+
+export enum SyncStatus {
+  PENDING = 'pending',
+  IN_PROGRESS = 'in_progress',
+  COMPLETED = 'completed',
+  CONFLICT = 'conflict',
+  FAILED = 'failed',
+}
+
+export enum SyncOperation {
+  CREATE = 'create',
+  UPDATE = 'update',
+  DELETE = 'delete',
+}
+
+/**
+ * Tracks synchronisation state for entities that participate in
+ * cross-region replication.
+ *
+ * Index strategy:
+ *   • (entityType, entityId) — the most common lookup path when
+ *     resolving the sync record for a specific entity.
+ *   • (status) — filters for pending / failed / conflicted records.
+ *   • (lastModified) — ordered scans for "what changed since …".
+ *   • (sourceRegion, status) — regional sync-dashboard queries.
+ *   • (version) — conflict-resolution comparisons.
+ */
+@Entity('sync')
+@Index('IDX_sync_entity', ['entityType', 'entityId'])
+@Index('IDX_sync_status', ['status'])
+@Index('IDX_sync_last_modified', ['lastModified'])
+@Index('IDX_sync_source_region_status', ['sourceRegion', 'status'])
+@Index('IDX_sync_version', ['version'])
+export class Sync {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid')
+  id: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'entity_type', type: 'varchar', length: 128 })
+  entityType: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'entity_id', type: 'varchar', length: 128 })
+  entityId: string;
+
+  @Column({ type: 'enum', enum: SyncOperation })
+  operation: SyncOperation;
+
+  @Column({ type: 'enum', enum: SyncStatus, default: SyncStatus.PENDING })
+  status: SyncStatus;
+
+  @Column({ type: 'int', default: 1 })
+  version: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'source_region', type: 'varchar', length: 64 })
+  sourceRegion: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'target_region', type: 'varchar', length: 64, nullable: true })
+  targetRegion: string | null;
+
+  @Column({ type: 'jsonb', nullable: true })
+  payload: Record<string, unknown> | null;
+
+  @Column({ type: 'text', nullable: true })
+  lastError: string | null;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'retry_count', type: 'int', default: 0 })
+  retryCount: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'max_retries', type: 'int', default: 3 })
+  maxRetries: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'last_modified', type: 'timestamptz' })
+  lastModified: Date;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'next_retry_at', type: 'timestamptz', nullable: true })
+  nextRetryAt: Date | null;
+
+  @VersionColumn()
+  rowVersion: number;
+
+  @CreateDateColumn({ name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
+  createdAt: Date;
+
+  @UpdateDateColumn({ name: 'updated_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
+  updatedAt: Date;
+}