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

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> I'm a recent high school graduate and can't afford $8 per month for the official sync service What happened to the $47000 you got from Apple [1]? [1]: https://medium.com/bugbountywriteup/how-i-earned-47000-usd-a...

That's about 1 year of tuition in NA; OP is probably saving it for that

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

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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…

If Obsidian stops acheong08, I'm done with Obsidian. I want a durable way to edit, sync, and preserve my notes, not just a pretty interface. I'm happy to pay Obsidian for sync, but if they PM this to only one distribution channel and subsequently enshittify it, I don't want it. Stopping acheong08 would be a bad signal forewarning what's to come.

Dude, just pay the $8, no reason to cluch your pearls like that.

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

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What is it that people love about Obsidian? (not trying to throw shade, genuine question as I never understood the hype) Obsidian is not able to open a local folder on my machine stored in Windows Subsystem for Linux, which for me makes it a non-starter (my personal knowledge base is stored there). I personally prefer the Notion UI but hate being locked into their cloud, so I created an offline-first Notion alternati…

For me, it's comments like this from the Obsidian CEO (from this very post):

> 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.

I had seen similar comments in the past, and it just made me like Obsidian even more.

I've been using Obsidian for a few months now and loving it, and I had been meaning to find a way to support them financially in their endeavors. They share the same values that I do about the longevity of my notes :) I just purchased a Catalyst license.

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

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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…

What a wonderful reply. Thank you and kudos!

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

#45

Syncthing actually works pretty well when you have a tool that automatically resolves sync conflicts: https://discuss.logseq.com/t/automatically-merge-syncthing-c...

I'm using Syncthing to keep in sync between a desktop and two Android phones over tailscale, and it works pretty good, but I have to occasionally open the Syncthing app on Android to "bump" it and get it to sync. It's in a git repo (which syncthing handles great even though there are some older posts online telling you not to do that), and on the desktop I can review and "sanity check" stuff and then commit it to ensure it is safe. Overall a good solution.

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

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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.

> The mobile app doesn't work without sync (not without some really nasty workarounds)

You simply synchronize the folder as with the desktop apps. Works right of the box without any workarounds.

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

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post #41
post #38

> I'm a recent high school graduate and can't afford $8 per month for the official sync service What happened to the $47000 you got from Apple [1]? [1]: https://medium.com/bugbountywriteup/how-i-earned-47000-usd-a...

That's about 1 year of tuition in NA; OP is probably saving it for that

Dang, if money isn't plentiful, there are way cheaper options in NA than that. A good school can definitely help you network with future successful people and to some orgs the name on the diploma can help open some doors, but the degree is less needed nowadays than it's ever been.

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

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post #26

Syncthing actually works pretty well when you have a tool that automatically resolves sync conflicts: https://discuss.logseq.com/t/automatically-merge-syncthing-c...

I'm using syncthing with Obsidian but of course i have regular conflicts which i just deal with manually. Thanks for pointing me to this!

FWIW, I get sync conflicts with Obsidian Sync pretty regularly. They're always pretty minor and not worth complaining about, but they happen nonetheless, and it may not be entirely SyncThing's fault.

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

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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…

Time and again I keep being impressed with your selfless commitment to building and sharing things in the most humane and long-term way. A beautiful example to set, thanks.

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

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I wish Obsidian had a better outliner mode/plugin so I could switch to it from Logseq, but I just love the outliner/block mode too much.

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).
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