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.
It seems to me that Syncthing is the exact right thing to use here; what is “overkill” about it that makes you think you should use something else?
This is what i do. Just ensure version control is enabled. Works perfectly.
No Syncthing is perfect. The problem is the Android app development issue. The main all had it last update ever earlier this month.
Yeah I think it’s Syncthing-Fork now?
Yes I’ve switched just recently. Just hope it gets continued development and didn’t just count on the original app.
That’s the problem making me think about switching now lol
I’m using syncthing-fork on Android for years on multiple devices without problems.
To be fair, Syncthing-fork has been around for a while, even before the main app got discontinued and it’s still rock solid
Also syncthing fork for years here.
I got worried when the official app was discontinued but from the fork repo it seems fine.
https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android/issues/1149
https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android
Even though syncthing is great you should MAKE BACKUPS while you are setting it set up and anytime you tweak things. Things can go wrong. They might not, and there are lots of people who can truely tell you they have not had a single problem. But if you have the bad luck to check a box you didn’t understand or make some other error you will be SOL.