Hi
If you are using Sync Gateway 1.4 or earlier and Couchbase Server 4.x, then your understanding is right. There is a concept of bucket shadowing that will allow you to handle the sync w/ mobile clients but that is being deprecated so I wouldn’t recommend taking that approach.
The good news is that with Sync Gateway 1.5 / Couchbase Server 5.0 , you should have two-way sync working seamlessly between the mobile clients and server. Developer builds are available to try out -https://developer.couchbase.com/documentation/mobile/1.5/whatsnew.html.
Is moving to Sync Gateway 1.5 / Couchbase Server 5.X an option for you ?
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