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.

  • @[email protected]
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    173 days ago

    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?

    • @untorquer
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      42 days ago

      This is what i do. Just ensure version control is enabled. Works perfectly.

    • @[email protected]
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      42 days ago

      No Syncthing is perfect. The problem is the Android app development issue. The main all had it last update ever earlier this month.

        • @[email protected]
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          11 day ago

          Yes I’ve switched just recently. Just hope it gets continued development and didn’t just count on the original app.

        • λλλOP
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          12 days ago

          That’s the problem making me think about switching now lol

          • LiveLM
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            2 days ago

            To be fair, Syncthing-fork has been around for a while, even before the main app got discontinued and it’s still rock solid