[corysama]

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.

[dSebastien]

The Obsidian CLI enables many scenarios not possible with the Markdown files alone: building and debugging plugins, running commands, controlling Obsidian, querying bases, accessing the Obsidian index, ...

[manmal]

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?

[kcrwfrd_]

I just pay for the sync.

I like that I can have some vaults that sync to both my personal and work laptops and other vaults that only sync to one or the other.

It’s awfully convenient without any vendor lock in since I can just take my plain markdown files and leave anytime.

[typicalrunt]

I used to use SyncThing, then Dropbox, then iCloud. But then I just caved and paid for Obsidian Sync and it is the best money spent aside from Claude. I don't have to tinker with weird settings anymore or deal with sync issues, it just works.

[rafaquintanilha]

Definitely one of the biggest ROI is to pay for the sync. I regret all years I tried git-based alternatives (it's still useful to have it in git for backup, but not as the main syncing mechanism).

[vergessenmir]

Just pay for the sync. I used to juggle with git, rsync, inotify etc and other tools

Its one of the few subscriptions where it actually feels like money well spent

[jorgejiro]

I've been using Obsidian since the beginning, and it's the best money I can spend annually. It works perfectly, and I've never had any problems.

[sylens]

I just pay for the sync. It probably helps I jumped on board when they still had early bird pricing for the sync

[iaresee]

I gave up on iCloud sync.

After the tenth time iCloud absolutely destroyed my vault’s file layout and scattered copies of my files all over my iCloud Drive, I just gave up and shell out for paid sync now. It’s fine. I don’t mind paying for things I get actual value from.

[JimmyBiscuit]

Im just running a Nextcloud on a raspberry pi to sync everything. Works flawlessly for multiple years now.

[eloop]

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!

[mk12]

I use Syncthing (with Synctrain client on iOS) and it works great.

[giancarlostoro]

I use both and I prefer their builtin sync, since I also code on Linux.

[zeta0134]

I've had no trouble with syncthing on Android. It just has access to the sync folders, as far as I can tell. Seems to work great, even if I've got the same file open simultaneously on several devices. I use a tablet in my kitchen to show my TODO at all times.

[seabrookmx]

I've had good luck with syncthing. But I only sync between laptop and desktop.. the mobile story with syncthing isn't ideal.

[vorticalbox]

I have been using remotely save and a free bucket from backblaze. It as a s3 compatible api so works using the s3 feature.

[kace91]

I use git. push to private repo, you can use a cron in your machine to push regularly and so on.

The only limitation comes if you use the vault in a closed system like iOS, where you can't run terminal commands. other than that, flawless.

[Cpoll]

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.

[codybontecou]

I built a one-time purchase solution that might help you.

- https://isolated.tech/apps/syncmd

- https://isolated.tech/apps/syncmd/blog/obsidian-git-ios-setu...

You can git clone directly to your iOS file system which fixes the Obsidian git plugin issue so you can use the Obsidian git plugin on your computer and mobile devices.

[vulkoingim]

I used iCloud in the past, but found that syncing between a few devices sometimes left my notes in a weird state - sometimes overwritten, missing, etc. I switched some time ago to https://github.com/remotely-save/remotely-save with backblaze and I periodically sync to a git repo for a second backup. No issues since then.

[chrisweekly]

Obsidian's paid sync works great for me.

[bccdee]

Syncthing has worked flawlessly for me.

[qaq]

github private repo works fine

[bossyTeacher]

If you mostly use single-vault Obsidian in two devices, SyncThing is perfect imo.

[brnt]

Resilio.

[poglet]

https://github.com/vrtmrz/obsidian-livesync

[mihaelm]

I love that CLIs are getting a second wind.

[stingraycharles]

I must be a fossil living under a rock, but: were they ever gone? As the amount of new CLI based applications I install on a monthly basis is always far more than the amount of new GUI based applications.

[AbstractH24]

> I love that CLIs are getting a second wind.

I just wish there were more solutions to add simple things like copy and paste to them.

As though they were more a derivative of the text box I type in right now. And less to MS-DOS I grew up with.

Outside of that, agreed. Eliminate GUI as a blocker.

[neutralx]

This got me thinking if it’s possible to use Obsidian as taskwarrior. I’ve used taskwarrior in the past but it’s CLI interface which is fine for simpler tasks. Lately, I’ve been trying to use Obsidian as task manager and addition of Bases paved path for taskwarrior like usage, but in GUI. Having options to use it as CLI and as GUI offers flexibility.

I also used some plugins like bugwarrior to sync Jira/GitHub tickets locally. This is perfect when working on multiple projects/repos.

But I guess moving from Unix one tool for each job to swiss knife tool makes Obsidian overwhelming. Maybe it’s better to bridge these two tools in some way (plugins) rather than misuse Obsidian features.

[input_sh]

Look at the video, it explicitly starts with dealing with tasks in Markdown files. Unintuitively if I might say so, but it does.

I agree that now that this is a possibility, some sort of a wrapper would be great to see.

[giancarlostoro]

Oh snap! Thanks for that, I can really make good use of this!

[jadbox]

It's not super useful yet- you can't really view notes in the CLI but you can can trigger features like search.

[WNWceAJ9R9Ezc4]

Notes are stored in Markdown files. Why do you need Obsidian CLI to view notes when `cat` will do?

[kepano]

You can view notes with Obsidian CLI. See the "read" commands. But also you can do that with your built-in command line tools.

https://help.obsidian.md/cli

[tibbon]

I've used it with Claude Code for refactoring and helping write a really in depth D&D campaign. Using frontmatter, I can keep metadata about NPCs and characters synced across all files.

Fixes all the problems I've had about "In what order do I put this data" and flipping back and forth in a huge stack of papers.