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Best free way to sync obsidian? (programming.dev)

submitted 2 weeks ago by lambda@programming.dev to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I've been using Obsidian for my note taking for a little while and I love it. I love you can just do a quick [[[other note]]] and it will link to the other note. I love that the full thing is just in markdown files, so that I can have full control; even if Obsidian were to disappear.

The one thing that is a little frustrating for me is getting my notes synced between my desktop, laptop, and phone. I have tried using syncthing to just sync the markdown files directly and it worked pretty well. But, it seems a bit overkill on my phone. I think I'd rather move to a single server that I can connect them to and they can sync from there.

I have looked into a few plugins. I saw that there a git one. I am a developer. So, that seems like the natural way for me to do it. But, I also saw a post on reddit where they suggested webdav. Which might be closer to what I want. I don't need it to be where I can type on two devices and have the stuff sync super fast or something. I just want to type my notes, close the app, and when I open it on a different device; I want it to have my latest notes ready for me.

What are you personally using for Obsidian? I'd love to hear from other people here. I don't want to pay for Obsidian's subscription service. I want to host it myself.

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[–] thea@misskey.id 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

@lambda@programming.dev Syncthing worked wonders for me, though it is only recently that I knew about Syncthing plugin on Obsidian; I used syncthing without it. I used it to sync notes for three separate vaults between my laptop and android phone.

[–] lambda@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago

The plugin is nice to know about. I was just putting the vault in a syncthing folder.

[–] Ogygus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How is this any different from having syncthing application?

[–] thea@misskey.id 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

@Ogygus@lemmy.world reading the readme (https://github.com/LBF38/obsidian-syncthing-integration - or search Syncthing Integration on Community Plugins), it apparently offers conflicting files resolution (happens to me from time to time when I forgot to sync before opening daily notes, but not a big deal) and an option to modify .stignore from obsidian (stil in beta, and also the same for most of the configurable settings), among other features. Just to be clear, you still need to install Syncthing on your devices. I'm not in the position to give any meaningful review for them, though.

[–] Ogygus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Syncthing full allocation also offers conflict resolution 🤷‍♂️🤔