I've recently switched from Notion to Obsidian (almost anyway). But I still have to find a good way to sync. I tried nextcloud, but I couldn't get two way sync to work on mobile. I feel like €10,- a month for just sync is a bit much, and it (partly) defeats the idea of "the files are mine".
I wish the official sync software was available for self hosting (ie as a Docker container). Maybe even against a one time fee?
What solutions do others here use for syncing?
I use syncthing, it is great for folder syncthing between multiple devices and no "server" needed
SyncThing is fantastic; I use it for Obsidian files and also for password manager databases.
I used to use syncthing but got annoyed by it drawing sooooo much battery from my android phone. Tried the fork and got it down a bit but kt was just too much in the end.
password/secrets manager nearly required to setup new devices
fails to make my morning coffee
Amazing, sync has been holding me back from adopting Obsidian. I've been tooling around with Nextcloud Notes/Quillpad thus far and while it works, it has its limits - especially since I like to link my notes to one another. This might actually be the thing that finally gets me to switch. Thank you for sharing.
Is this better than syncthing?
A thousand times. And I say that as a fan of Syncthing, I use it for half a dozen other use cases.
I just keep my vault in Dropbox and use Dropbox sync for Android to keep it working on my phone.
Syncthing. Works really good for paying nothing.
If you’re in the Apple ecosystem, you can toss your vault into iCloud Drive. If you’re technically proficient (and brave) you can write a cron to sync into whichever service you want via a local machine.
In addition to iCloud, I have a one-way sync (rsync) which functions as a poor man’s backup to get all my files into Dropbox; lots of stern warnings from Obsidian not to use Dropbox.
Obsidian and Syncthing should work together in theory, though I haven't tried them.
I keep the vault in Nextcloud, and use Nextcloud notes for any other platform than desktop. For the most part it's working pretty great.
I used syncthing for a while. Then tried github with mostly terrible results. Now i'm back on syncthing. It involves a little bit of setup, but i mostly forget about it now. It just works.
My sync setup, working perfectly, and using Obsidian on all 3 devices almost daily. YMMV.
Desktop (Mac): Google Drive
Chromebook (installed as Linux app): Google Drive
Phone (Android): AutoSync for Google Drive. Bought paid version just to support them, don't think it was necessary. $5, got to spend my Google Play Credit 😊👍
I've recently switched from Notion to Obsidian (almost anyway). But I still have to find a good way to sync. I tried nextcloud, but I couldn't get two way sync to work on mobile. I feel like €10,- a month for just sync is a bit much, and it (partly) defeats the idea of "the files are mine".
I wish the official sync software was available for self hosting (ie as a Docker container). Maybe even against a one time fee?
What solutions do others here use for syncing?
I use syncthing, it is great for folder syncthing between multiple devices and no "server" needed
SyncThing is fantastic; I use it for Obsidian files and also for password manager databases.
I used to use syncthing but got annoyed by it drawing sooooo much battery from my android phone. Tried the fork and got it down a bit but kt was just too much in the end.
Obsidian Livesync
Pros:
bullet proof
Simple
FOSS
Selfhosted
Cons:
password/secrets manager nearly required to setup new devices
fails to make my morning coffee
Amazing, sync has been holding me back from adopting Obsidian. I've been tooling around with Nextcloud Notes/Quillpad thus far and while it works, it has its limits - especially since I like to link my notes to one another. This might actually be the thing that finally gets me to switch. Thank you for sharing.
Is this better than syncthing?
A thousand times. And I say that as a fan of Syncthing, I use it for half a dozen other use cases.
I just keep my vault in Dropbox and use Dropbox sync for Android to keep it working on my phone.
Syncthing. Works really good for paying nothing.
If you’re in the Apple ecosystem, you can toss your vault into iCloud Drive. If you’re technically proficient (and brave) you can write a cron to sync into whichever service you want via a local machine.
In addition to iCloud, I have a one-way sync (rsync) which functions as a poor man’s backup to get all my files into Dropbox; lots of stern warnings from Obsidian not to use Dropbox.
Obsidian and Syncthing should work together in theory, though I haven't tried them.
I keep the vault in Nextcloud, and use Nextcloud notes for any other platform than desktop. For the most part it's working pretty great.
I used syncthing for a while. Then tried github with mostly terrible results. Now i'm back on syncthing. It involves a little bit of setup, but i mostly forget about it now. It just works.
My sync setup, working perfectly, and using Obsidian on all 3 devices almost daily. YMMV.
Desktop (Mac): Google Drive
Chromebook (installed as Linux app): Google Drive
Phone (Android): AutoSync for Google Drive. Bought paid version just to support them, don't think it was necessary. $5, got to spend my Google Play Credit 😊👍