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Re: Obsidian Sync now has a headless client

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Post by Cpoll »

manmal wrote: post #17
corysama wrote: post #12

Also new: Obsidian joins the CLI gang https://help.obsidian.md/cli I’ve been having a lot of fun recently using AI CLIs with Obsidian. No plugins necessary because it’s just a directory tree of markdown files.

I've been using iCloud to sync Obsidian, and have consistently run into the problem that iCloud file container access needs full disk permissions that I don't want to give the agent (or Ghostty). Does everybody use Obsidian's paid sync instead or what? Or SyncThing?

I first used the Obsidian git-sync plugin. That worked fine, but but when I couldn't get it operable with my phone I caved and paid for sync.

Re: Obsidian Sync now has a headless client

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Post by dcchambers »

kepano wrote: post #146
dcchambers wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Mobile app is pretty good, my biggest complaint is it won't sync in the background. It only syncs when you open it up. But it's well designed and fully functional.

No promises but I hope we can solve that this year. I agree it would be a much better experience.

Looking forward to it! Just wanted to say thanks for helping to build Obsidian. It's a great piece of software.

Re: Obsidian Sync now has a headless client

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Post by chrisweekly »

fuckinpuppers wrote: post #189

This will save me the overhead of running it in a docker container (I think it used mono or something) so that’s cool. I am still split using Evernote mostly because the experience feels a little more purpose built. I have some annoying usability issues with Obsidian. Control-N starts a new note not in the folder I’m in, but at the top level. Then I have to go move it by hand. Having multiple vaults open winds up wit…

"obsidian shows them as markdown" = try editor settings ("Live Preview")

in terms of embedded vaults, I agree there should be better native support -- but I was also delighted to discover Relay (https://relay.md) which supports directory-level (not just vault-level) sync.

Re: Obsidian Sync now has a headless client

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Post by system2 »

pdntspa wrote: post #190
system2 wrote: post #144

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Yeah, I figured as much. They don't work natively on iOS. And honestly, I get it. Sync is a key part of the revenue model, and a simple "select your vault from files" option, while it would solve the problem completely, isn't something that makes business sense to just give away. No judgment there. If I'd built something as great as Obsidian, I'd probably make the same call. Since my only ask was really for a workaro…

Fuck this business sense bullshit. If the feature can be built, it should be built. The is business at the expense of product, aka the reason everything sucks so much nowadays

We can't do much. He is the CEO of Obsidian, and he won't respond either. I guess it is time to build an alternative with these functions in place.

Re: Obsidian Sync now has a headless client

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Post by kepano »

fuckinpuppers wrote: post #189

This will save me the overhead of running it in a docker container (I think it used mono or something) so that’s cool. I am still split using Evernote mostly because the experience feels a little more purpose built. I have some annoying usability issues with Obsidian. Control-N starts a new note not in the folder I’m in, but at the top level. Then I have to go move it by hand. Having multiple vaults open winds up wit…

> Control-N starts a new note not in the folder I’m in, but at the top level

Settings → Default location for new notes → Same folder as current file

> items render well in Evernote but obsidian shows them as markdown

Settings → Editor → Default editing mode → Live Preview

Re: Obsidian Sync now has a headless client

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Post by kepano »

system2 wrote: post #144
kepano wrote: post #142

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There are several community plugins for Google Drive. Did you try those?

Yeah, I figured as much. They don't work natively on iOS. And honestly, I get it. Sync is a key part of the revenue model, and a simple "select your vault from files" option, while it would solve the problem completely, isn't something that makes business sense to just give away. No judgment there. If I'd built something as great as Obsidian, I'd probably make the same call. Since my only ask was really for a workaro…

There's isn't an official one yet, but there are community options, or you could make your own. If you're wondering why this or that feature hasn't been added to Obsidian, remember we only have three full-time developers (and not trying to grow the team).

Re: Obsidian Sync now has a headless client

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Post by kepano »

dispersed wrote: post #113
kepano wrote: post #109

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End-to-end encryption, integrated version history, better mobile support, granular control over which settings and files are synced to each device. And generally help the continued development of Obsidian so we can stay 100% user-supported. https://stephango.com/vcware

Have you guys thought about extending version history beyond a year, or at least allowing users to export it so that it's not permanently lost? I'd subscribe to Obsidian Sync for the rest of my life if it wasn't for this one missing feature.

Yes, I'd like to add that.

Re: Obsidian Sync now has a headless client

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Post by eloop »

manmal wrote: post #17
corysama wrote: post #12

Also new: Obsidian joins the CLI gang https://help.obsidian.md/cli I’ve been having a lot of fun recently using AI CLIs with Obsidian. No plugins necessary because it’s just a directory tree of markdown files.

I've been using iCloud to sync Obsidian, and have consistently run into the problem that iCloud file container access needs full disk permissions that I don't want to give the agent (or Ghostty). Does everybody use Obsidian's paid sync instead or what? Or SyncThing?

Paying for sync is my way of supporting the developers of this excellent application. The sync works well, it's less hassle, and more secure than using the usual cloud services, particularly for iOS and Android. Obsidian and Tailscale are the two pieces of software I gladly pay for, I don't ever want them enshittified!

Re: Obsidian Sync now has a headless client

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Post by eloop »

EchoReflection wrote: post #184
batisteo wrote: post #170

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For me using SyncThing totally worth it, but I guess it's down to our income difference

I used multiple sync "solutions" (terrible idea, in retrospect); Dropsync, Syncthing, Drivesync, in addition to paying for Obsidian Sync, because I was delusional about "backing up my data". Huge mistake on my part, I've spent many, many, many hours deduplicating worthless "backups". Agree with "just pay for Obsidian Sync".

Mirrors my experience.
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