Show HN: Open-source obsidian.md sync server

Post by guiambros » Fri, Aug 25, 2023, 2:25 AM UTC

intellectronica wrote: post #52

kepano wrote: post #31

(Obsidian CEO here) Impressive! It's fun to see the diversity of ways people sync/backup their Obsidian files. The nice thing about storing all your notes on your device is that it makes it possible to move and edit your Markdown files in many different ways. That diversity of solutions is what makes the ecosystem of Markdown tools resilient over the long term. There are already a handful of tools that allow you to s…

This attitude is in no small part the reason I'm happy to pay those $8 every month - support a great team building and continuously improving a package so useful it has become an integral part of my life and, as a bonus, get a slick and reliable sync service on top.

Post by shanusmagnus » Fri, Aug 25, 2023, 2:33 AM UTC

packetlost wrote: post #59

malnourish wrote: post #50

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Yep; I switched from Obsidian to Logseq because Logseq works the way I always wanted to take notes. They are both great tools, even if Logseq lacks some in the polish department (and honestly, it's pretty good).

I really wish Logseq had better/more plugins, a less janky sync option, and publish. Maybe it'll get there, but I kinda doubt it. I've toyed with creating a plugin for neovim that parses Logseq formatted markdown and gives me a similar experience, but it would be a lot of work.

Post by guiambros » Fri, Aug 25, 2023, 2:42 AM UTC

kepano wrote: post #77

andymac4182 wrote: post #74

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I have been looking at building a self hosted implementation of this service because of compliance reasons. The $$$ of the service isn't the issue but making sure there is a good compliance option and self hosted to ensure that data doesn't leave boundaries and is stored securely on company servers. If there was an option to have a paid self hosted option I would happily look at paying for that.

Down the road we might make something like that for the commercial use case — makes sense.

Post by hotstickyballs » Fri, Aug 25, 2023, 2:54 AM UTC

brightball wrote: post #64

LorenDB wrote: post #60

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> Time and again I keep being impressed with your selfless commitment to building and sharing things in the most humane and long-term way. And yet they haven't open sourced the app. That would be truly humane and long-term. As it is, it's just another proprietary app that, if it dies, can't be continued by the community. I don't think monetary issues should be a concern with open sourcing the app - companies like Bit…

If it dies I’ll still have all of my content in easily portable markdown though.

Post by sdf4j » Fri, Aug 25, 2023, 3:06 AM UTC

LorenDB wrote: post #96

abnry wrote: post #82

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The kind of comment really, really rubs me the wrong way. Your data isn't locked up in a format. Just use logseq or something if obsidian disappears. Those who write the code have the right to control its source code. They aren't "inhumane" or thinking "short-term" just because its not open source.

Well, I would agree that "humane" is a poor term to use when describing software in general, but especially for open vs. closed source. I also realize that my comment was a bit harsh on Obsidian. I think they have a fine thing going (although I personally don't need note taking software like that); I just would love to see more and more software become open source and I think this would be a prime candidate for open…