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.

  • @OgygusEnglish
    1•2 days ago

    How is this any different from having syncthing application?

    • Maulana M. Diansyahbani
      1•2 days ago

      @[email protected] 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.

      • @OgygusEnglish
        1•1 day ago

        Syncthing full allocation also offers conflict resolution 🤷‍♂️🤔

        • Maulana M. Diansyahbani
          1•22 hours ago

          @[email protected] dunno, I’m just writing what I see. Before, I assumed that their conflict resolution is by merging the .md altogether with the most recent updates from all synced devices, but that doesn’t really make sense in technical level. I think what they actually offer is control for syncthing via Obsidian’s menu, rather than using Syncthing’s interface.