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I like the Markdown-based approach but Sync is way to expensive for my use-case..
I like obsidian specifically because you don't need to rely on some built-in sync tool. The files are right there and in a sane format, you can sync them however you want. I use syncthing for this at home, but the choice is yours
Neat, I didn't know that. I currently use Joplin this way, synced across my devices with Syncthing. Joplin also supports directly syncing to Google Drive or Dropbox (with optional encryption).
I tested it at work (we used Obsidian for a while to build an IT Knowledgebase but since moved away from it) and it really couldn't be simpler.
The main thing that keeps me from trying it is that in order to pay with PayPal you have to use some janky workarounds... As soon as they figure that out I'll absolutely consider it
I've heard about syncthing but fear that it won't be compatible with all my devices
Syncthing-fork for Android is the only tricky bit
Syncthing works great for me. I don't use it on my phone but I know there's an android version.
Looks like it was deprecated last year, though
It was yeah. But there's a fork which is much better.
I used to get a lot of merge conflicts working with obsidian and syncthing, as I'd edit on my phone and my computer(s).
Honestly started considering just spinning up a git repo, but knowing me I'd forget to commit lol
The git plugin commits automatically. All configurable. I've set it up on both PC and Android once at the beginning and I didn't have to think about it ever again.
Oooh, I will be setting this up tonight! Thanks!
$4 a month?
There are sync plugins that use git, s3, WebDAV etc. Or you can use Dropbox or google drive or iCloud or sync thing.
It’s just a bunch of markdown files and unless you edit with multiple devices at the same time it’s easy to sync
Have you looked at AnyType? Their free version includes 1gb of cloud storage. It's far less mature than Obsidian, but may suit your use case.
I've been using it for a little over a year, and love it.
Looks interesting, I'll check it out
Have you seen the community-made self hosted sync plugin?
I have not, does it work well?
Yeah, works nice as long as you have a server to host it on.
The only annoyance is that it's not very space efficient and you have to rebuild your database like twice a year to bring the size back down. It might be not that bad depending on what you do. I create above thousand new lines of notes with a lot of pictures every day and I'm at around 2GB after rebuilding the database. I expect it to go up to like 6GB biyearly, but, again, clicking on the rebuild button deals with that.
You don't need a server, I use drop box. You can also do Amazon S3 which is more involved but not as hard as a server. And 5 more options.
Ale we talking about the same thing?
https://github.com/vrtmrz/obsidian-livesync
Probably not, I'm talking about the plugin I use. Remotely save, I think it's called.
You could use regular Syncthing for any device other than iOS. And for iOS you could use Sushitrain/Synctrain: https://github.com/pixelspark/sushitrain