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Re: Show HN: Open-source obsidian.md sync server

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Post by xmprt »

dmje wrote: post #8

FWIW - the sync service provided by Obsidian is really worth paying for. Dropbox / Github just aren't as slick and integrated. The mobile app doesn't work without sync (not without some really nasty workarounds), the option to "view sync version history", the fact that it's rock solid... all worth paying for IMO.

I haven't tried Dropbox or Github or Syncthing like others have suggested but having tried Obsidian Sync I'm not as impressed as everyone else seems to be. Maybe I need to set my bar lower but especially on my phone, background sync doesn't work well and it usually takes a few seconds to load and a few more seconds to sync the data which feels like ages considering all the data required to load it is already on my phone and the diff is a few paragraphs at most.

Re: Show HN: Open-source obsidian.md sync server

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Post by _lvbh »

lijok wrote: post #10

Does anyone know whether Obsidian can do this with some plugin, or whether there's another tool that can: I'm looking for a documentation tool with a decent GUI for editing documentation in, which is backed by git for tracking changes, without having to have git configured locally (for non-engineers).

I think there are a few plugins via git etc. Syncthing also seems to be recommended but doesn’t work on IOS

Re: Show HN: Open-source obsidian.md sync server

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Post by _lvbh »

lijok wrote: post #10

Does anyone know whether Obsidian can do this with some plugin, or whether there's another tool that can: I'm looking for a documentation tool with a decent GUI for editing documentation in, which is backed by git for tracking changes, without having to have git configured locally (for non-engineers).

Oh sorry. I misread. Ignore my other comment. I forgot my password and can’t edit using the site. Using third party app for HN

Re: Show HN: Open-source obsidian.md sync server

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Post by _lvbh »

dmje wrote: post #8

FWIW - the sync service provided by Obsidian is really worth paying for. Dropbox / Github just aren't as slick and integrated. The mobile app doesn't work without sync (not without some really nasty workarounds), the option to "view sync version history", the fact that it's rock solid... all worth paying for IMO.

> view sync version history

Actively working on that. It’s a feature I’ll need since I mess up *very often*

Re: Show HN: Open-source obsidian.md sync server

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Post by timrichard »

bitvoid wrote: post #3
threatofrain wrote: post #2

What's wrong with using Dropbox or Github?

I can't speak for OP's motives, but one reason one might do this is because you can't sync via Dropbox or Github on iOS. You can only use iCloud or Obsidian Sync.

I use Obsidian on MacOS, iOS and Android, and keep my Vault on GitHub. I use Working Copy on iOS and PocketGit on Android to pull and commit/push changes.

Re: Show HN: Open-source obsidian.md sync server

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Post by ytechie »

dmje wrote: post #8

FWIW - the sync service provided by Obsidian is really worth paying for. Dropbox / Github just aren't as slick and integrated. The mobile app doesn't work without sync (not without some really nasty workarounds), the option to "view sync version history", the fact that it's rock solid... all worth paying for IMO.

It works great for me just using iCloud Drive.

Re: Show HN: Open-source obsidian.md sync server

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Post by nsteel »

surge wrote: post #6

You're prob not violating ToS since you're not doing it for commercial use, and you're actually reinventing the wheel as a couple of options for that are already available as community plugins. I've been using Remote-save for a while with a almost free private S3 bucket and encryption to sync between my computers and phone for a while. https://github.com/remotely-save/remotely-save It supports more than just S3 (as i…

Remotely save is excellent. I use it with WebDAV to work between my computers, phone and tablet.

Re: Show HN: Open-source obsidian.md sync server

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Post by jazzyjackson »

lijok wrote: post #10

Does anyone know whether Obsidian can do this with some plugin, or whether there's another tool that can: I'm looking for a documentation tool with a decent GUI for editing documentation in, which is backed by git for tracking changes, without having to have git configured locally (for non-engineers).

https://www.gitbook.com/
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