fix: reject + handle remote-to-remote sync pairs

Option A (validation):
- handlers_syncpairs.go: reject create/update when both SourceMachineID
  and DestMachineID are set; clear error message explains the constraint
- engine.go: detect 'both remote' rsync error at runtime and surface it
  as error_code=remote_to_remote_unsupported with a human-readable message

Option B (remote-to-remote support):
- rsync_runner.go: add RunRemote() method that SSHs to the source machine
  and runs rsync locally there (src=local path, dst=user@host:/path),
  streaming output back through the onLine callback
- engine.go: when both srcMachine and dstMachine are non-nil, use
  RunRemote() instead of Run(), SSHing to srcMachine and running rsync
  from there. Also wake dstMachine via WoL when both sides are remote.

internal/api/handlers_syncpairs.go

@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ func (h *SyncPairHandler) Create(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "direction must be push, pull, or mirror")
 		return
 	}
+	if req.SourceMachineID != nil && req.DestMachineID != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "both source and destination cannot be remote machines; one side must be the server (set one MachineID to null)")
+		return
+	}
 	if req.RsyncFlags == "" {
 		req.RsyncFlags = "-aP"
 	}
@@ -127,6 +131,10 @@ func (h *SyncPairHandler) Update(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "direction must be push, pull, or mirror")
 		return
 	}
+	if req.SourceMachineID != nil && req.DestMachineID != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "both source and destination cannot be remote machines; one side must be the server (set one MachineID to null)")
+		return
+	}
 
 	repo := models.NewSyncPairRepository(h.db)
 	existing, err := repo.GetByID(id)

internal/syncengine/engine.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -57,6 +58,28 @@ func (e *Engine) SubscribeGlobal() (chan Event, func()) {
 	return e.eventBus.SubscribeGlobal()
 }
 
+func (e *Engine) wakeMachine(ctx context.Context, m *models.Machine) {
+	if m == nil || !m.WoLEnabled || m.MACAddress == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if wol.IsReachable(ctx, m.Host, m.Port, 3*time.Second) {
+		return
+	}
+	mac, err := wol.ParseMAC(*m.MACAddress)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	bcast := ""
+	if m.BroadcastAddr != nil {
+		bcast = *m.BroadcastAddr
+	}
+	if err := wol.Send(mac, bcast); err != nil {
+		slog.Warn("WoL send failed", "host", m.Host, "error", err)
+		return
+	}
+	slog.Info("WoL magic packet sent (remote-to-remote)", "host", m.Host, "mac", *m.MACAddress)
+}
+
 func (e *Engine) Run(ctx context.Context, jobID int64, pairID int64) error {
 	if e.queue.IsRunning(pairID) {
 		existingJobID, _ := e.queue.GetJobID(pairID)
@@ -107,8 +130,13 @@ func (e *Engine) Run(ctx context.Context, jobID int64, pairID int64) error {
 		RsyncFlags:      pair.RsyncFlags,
 		ExcludePatterns: pair.ExcludePatternsList(),
 	}
+	if isRemoteToRemote(srcMachine, dstMachine) {
+		cfg.Source = pair.SourcePath
+		cfg.Dest = buildPath(pair.DestPath, dstMachine)
+	} else {
 		cfg.Source = src
 		cfg.Dest = dst
+	}
 
 	logPath := filepath.Join(e.cfg.LogsDir(), fmt.Sprintf("%d.log", jobID))
 	f, err := os.Create(logPath)
@@ -120,7 +148,10 @@ func (e *Engine) Run(ctx context.Context, jobID int64, pairID int64) error {
 
 	var targetMachine *models.Machine
 	var remotePort int
-	if pair.Direction == "pull" && srcMachine != nil {
+	if isRemoteToRemote(srcMachine, dstMachine) {
+		targetMachine = srcMachine
+		remotePort = srcMachine.Port
+	} else if pair.Direction == "pull" && srcMachine != nil {
 		targetMachine = srcMachine
 		remotePort = srcMachine.Port
 	} else if dstMachine != nil {
@@ -178,6 +209,9 @@ func (e *Engine) Run(ctx context.Context, jobID int64, pairID int64) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if isRemoteToRemote(srcMachine, dstMachine) && dstMachine != nil && dstMachine.WoLEnabled && dstMachine.MACAddress != nil {
+		e.wakeMachine(jobCtx, dstMachine)
+	}
 	e.setJobStatus(jobID, "running")
 	e.setJobLogFile(jobID, logPath)
 	e.emit(Event{Type: "status", JobID: jobID, Key: "status", Value: "running"})
@@ -225,7 +259,17 @@ func (e *Engine) Run(ctx context.Context, jobID int64, pairID int64) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	result, err := runner.Run(jobCtx, cfg, onLine)
+	var result *RsyncResult
+	if isRemoteToRemote(srcMachine, dstMachine) {
+		result, err = runner.RunRemote(jobCtx, cfg, RemoteMachine{
+			Host:    srcMachine.Host,
+			Port:    srcMachine.Port,
+			SSHUser: srcMachine.SSHUser,
+			PrivKey: privKey,
+		}, onLine)
+	} else {
+		result, err = runner.Run(jobCtx, cfg, onLine)
+	}
 	flush()
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -248,9 +292,15 @@ func (e *Engine) Run(ctx context.Context, jobID int64, pairID int64) error {
 	}
 
 	if result.ExitCode != 0 {
+		errMsg := result.Stderr
+		errCode := "exit_code"
+		if strings.Contains(errMsg, "cannot both be remote") {
+			errCode = "remote_to_remote_unsupported"
+			errMsg = "sync pair has both source and destination as remote machines; rsync requires one side to be the server (edit the sync pair to set one MachineID to null)"
+		}
 		e.setJobStatus(jobID, "failed")
-		e.setJobError(jobID, "exit_code", result.Stderr)
+		e.setJobError(jobID, errCode, errMsg)
-		e.emit(Event{Type: "status", JobID: jobID, Key: "status", Value: "failed", Line: result.Stderr})
+		e.emit(Event{Type: "status", JobID: jobID, Key: "status", Value: "failed", Line: errMsg})
 		return fmt.Errorf("rsync exited with code %d: %s", result.ExitCode, result.Stderr)
 	}
 
@@ -326,6 +376,10 @@ func buildPath(path string, machine *models.Machine) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s:%s", machine.SSHUser, machine.Host, path)
 }
 
+func isRemoteToRemote(srcMachine, dstMachine *models.Machine) bool {
+	return srcMachine != nil && dstMachine != nil
+}
+
 func (e *Engine) CreateJob(syncPairID int64, triggerType string) (int64, error) {
 	jobRepo := models.NewJobRepository(e.db)
 	id, err := jobRepo.Create(syncPairID, triggerType, "queued")

internal/syncengine/rsync_runner.go

@@ -155,3 +155,135 @@ func (r *RsyncRunner) buildArgs(pair *SyncPairConfig) []string {
 
 	return args
 }
+
+func (r *RsyncRunner) buildRemoteArgs(pair *SyncPairConfig) []string {
+	var args []string
+
+	flags := strings.Fields(pair.RsyncFlags)
+	args = append(args, flags...)
+
+	for _, pattern := range pair.ExcludePatterns {
+		args = append(args, "--exclude="+pattern)
+	}
+
+	if pair.Direction == "mirror" {
+		args = append(args, "--delete")
+	}
+
+	if pair.Direction == "pull" {
+		args = append(args, pair.Dest, pair.Source)
+	} else {
+		args = append(args, pair.Source, pair.Dest)
+	}
+
+	return args
+}
+
+type RemoteMachine struct {
+	Host     string
+	Port     int
+	SSHUser  string
+	PrivKey  string
+}
+
+func (r *RsyncRunner) RunRemote(ctx context.Context, pair *SyncPairConfig, remote RemoteMachine, onLine func(stream string, line string)) (*RsyncResult, error) {
+	args := r.buildRemoteArgs(pair)
+
+	sshArgs := []string{
+		"ssh",
+		"-i", remote.PrivKey,
+		"-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new",
+		"-o", "UserKnownHostsFile=" + strings.TrimRight(r.sshDir, "/") + "/known_hosts",
+		"-tt",
+		"-p", fmt.Sprintf("%d", remote.Port),
+		fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s", remote.SSHUser, remote.Host),
+		"rsync",
+	}
+	sshArgs = append(sshArgs, args...)
+
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "ssh", sshArgs...)
+
+	stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("stdout pipe: %w", err)
+	}
+	stderr, err := cmd.StderrPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("stderr pipe: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("starting ssh: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var outLines, errLines []string
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		br := io.Reader(stdout)
+		buf := make([]byte, 4096)
+		for {
+			n, err := br.Read(buf)
+			if n > 0 {
+				line := strings.TrimRight(string(buf[:n]), "\r\n")
+				if line != "" {
+					outLines = append(outLines, line)
+					if onLine != nil {
+						onLine("stdout", line)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		select {
+		case <-done:
+		default:
+			close(done)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	go func() {
+		br := io.Reader(stderr)
+		buf := make([]byte, 4096)
+		for {
+			n, err := br.Read(buf)
+			if n > 0 {
+				line := strings.TrimRight(string(buf[:n]), "\r\n")
+				if line != "" {
+					errLines = append(errLines, line)
+					if onLine != nil {
+						onLine("stderr", line)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		select {
+		case <-done:
+		default:
+			close(done)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	err = cmd.Wait()
+	<-done
+
+	result := &RsyncResult{
+		ExitCode: 0,
+		Stdout:   strings.Join(outLines, "\n"),
+		Stderr:   strings.Join(errLines, "\n"),
+		Stats:    ParseFinalStats(strings.Join(outLines, "\n")),
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		if exitErr, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
+			result.ExitCode = exitErr.ExitCode()
+		} else {
+			result.ExitCode = -1
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}