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Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by mateuszf »

throwaway675309 wrote: post #40
eXpl0it3r wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cross system / OS landscapes can make it nearly impossible without Obsidian Sync. It's okay for Android & Windows, but if you throw an iPad into the mix, you can't really find a local/cloud sync for them all. iOS especially has some limitations on how apps can access files, so your only options are iCloud or Obsidian Sync. For more info see here: https://help.obsidian.md/Getting+started/Sync+your+notes+acr...

This is untrue, I use iOS Working Copy connected to my git repo which contains my Obsidian vault. It's also on on my android pixel phone and I have it on my windows machine. Everything syncs just fine using a private github repo.

Do you use end to end encryption? I don't want 3rd party companies to see my data.

Of course obsidian is not open source so I can't guarantee their e2e sync service doesn't sneakily send the data to their servers, but it's still less risky than having it easily available to the company employees.

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by ajvs »

osener wrote: post #46
sn41 wrote: post #9

I'm an ardent Emacs user for the past 20+ years. But I am considering writing a book, and the "throw things in anyhow, get things back" facility of Obsidian is quite useful for catching disparate thoughts to later incorporate into a flow in the final text.. Of course there is a mode in Emacs supporting obsidian-like facility, but does not feel as convenient - autocomplete never quite works as smooth as it does in Obs…

I went with Logseq because it can be configured to use org-mode syntax in place of Markdown, and I’m really happy with it.

Same, and the plugin ecosystem is quite big too.

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by tristanbvk »

laputan_machine wrote: post #33

Does anyone have any experience with Joplin[0] as an alternative? I'm looking into using SyncThing + Joplin to create a sort of 'networked personal brain'. I was originally looking at Obsidian, but the arguments on why they chose not to go FOSS are pretty weak[2] imo, so I'm looking at using Joplin instead. [0] https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/ [1] https://syncthing.net/ [2] https://obsidian.rocks/why-isnt-obsidia…

I used Syncthing and Joplin on both desktop ans Android and it worked very well.

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by ajvs »

beermonster wrote: post #58

I'll probably try out both Obsidian and LogSeq at some point. Do their use-cases overlap or are there different goals of each project?

Depends the style of notetaking you prefer - document or outliner. I prefer outliner because it allows me to slap everything all nicely organised into one massive file.

Another big difference is open-source - Logseq is, Obsidian isn't.

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by rroot »

laputan_machine wrote: post #33

Does anyone have any experience with Joplin[0] as an alternative? I'm looking into using SyncThing + Joplin to create a sort of 'networked personal brain'. I was originally looking at Obsidian, but the arguments on why they chose not to go FOSS are pretty weak[2] imo, so I'm looking at using Joplin instead. [0] https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/ [1] https://syncthing.net/ [2] https://obsidian.rocks/why-isnt-obsidia…

My only two frustrations with otherwise brilliant Joplin is the sync and (lack of encryption).

Encryption: data isn't encrypted at rest. The author seems to be quite dismissive of the idea: https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/289

But then it's advertised as "end-to-end encryption" but that only refers to data being encrypted while it sits on a sync point. Perhaps within the definition of end-to-end, but might give people the idea that the data is encrypted from the time they enter it.

Sync: I set it to up sync so S3 so I could have mobile and desktop notes in sync.

If I create or edit a quick note, it doesn't get synced automatically! I've set the S3 sync to 5 minutes (the minimum), but you have to press sync after edit.

Last time I looked they were working on a server sync (instead of S3), so hopefully this gets fixed.

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by kal87 »

rroot wrote: post #75
laputan_machine wrote: post #33

Does anyone have any experience with Joplin[0] as an alternative? I'm looking into using SyncThing + Joplin to create a sort of 'networked personal brain'. I was originally looking at Obsidian, but the arguments on why they chose not to go FOSS are pretty weak[2] imo, so I'm looking at using Joplin instead. [0] https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/ [1] https://syncthing.net/ [2] https://obsidian.rocks/why-isnt-obsidia…

My only two frustrations with otherwise brilliant Joplin is the sync and (lack of encryption). Encryption: data isn't encrypted at rest. The author seems to be quite dismissive of the idea: https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/289 But then it's advertised as "end-to-end encryption" but that only refers to data being encrypted while it sits on a sync point. Perhaps within the definition of end-to-end, but might…

Joplin's own sync service [1] works seamlessly for me. The basic plan is enough for my needs and is way cheaper than obsidian's sync subscription.

[1] https://joplinapp.org/plans/

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by pomatic »

eXpl0it3r wrote: post #24
puchatek wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Gotta admit i also checked out obsidian and the top review for the app on the play store gave me pause. Seems the app cannot sync with your local server so you'd need the sync subscription if you wanted to use app and desktop together to maintain one set of notes. Can someone confirm this?

Cross system / OS landscapes can make it nearly impossible without Obsidian Sync. It's okay for Android & Windows, but if you throw an iPad into the mix, you can't really find a local/cloud sync for them all. iOS especially has some limitations on how apps can access files, so your only options are iCloud or Obsidian Sync. For more info see here: https://help.obsidian.md/Getting+started/Sync+your+notes+acr...

I use a community plugin that saves to a Hetzner storage box, which support webdav off the shelf. Works flawlessly across all the platforms you mention and Linux too.

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by rroot »

kal87 wrote: post #76
rroot wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My only two frustrations with otherwise brilliant Joplin is the sync and (lack of encryption). Encryption: data isn't encrypted at rest. The author seems to be quite dismissive of the idea: https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/289 But then it's advertised as "end-to-end encryption" but that only refers to data being encrypted while it sits on a sync point. Perhaps within the definition of end-to-end, but might…

Joplin's own sync service [1] works seamlessly for me. The basic plan is enough for my needs and is way cheaper than obsidian's sync subscription. [1] https://joplinapp.org/plans/

That's good news. Does the app sync on exit?

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by crimsoneer »

deliriumchn wrote: post #67

I honestly tried to love obsidian because of how easy it is to set up and how user friendly the UI is (plus there are tutorials and tons of articles), but I just can't get over it being offline and only means to sync are looking for a plugin that will use git/dropbox etc plus there are no mobile app anyways. Right now I found that notion is perfect for me. It does not have a mind mapping functionality but its very go…

Honestly, it's worth paying for Obsidian sync. Sure, you can try and do some git/dropbox style combo, but Obsidian Sync is proper magical along with the mobile app.

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by mnw21cam »

And there I was all excited, expecting long-term preservation of writing by 3D-printing molten rock.

I'm a strong believer that names of software packages should be chosen to be something that doesn't yet return any results from a Google search.

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