Obsidian is a great software for note-taking and knowledge management but it might not be that easy to set it up in a way that it works for you. I had to spend a lot of time in learning and applying different things in my obsidian vault finally I got a better way for me to manage notes in it. I hope this might be helpful for ones who prefer the obsidian setup similar to of mine. This will be a guide on how to use Obsidian and my Vault.
NOTE:
- I have put this guide initially inside the Sample Vault for easy access for the users.
- But the Guide inside the Obsidian Vault will not be updated. So it will better if you refer here on Github.
You can download the sample vault of mine from this Repository
- Download the
Sample Vault.zipfile and then unzip it.- Open the folder as an Obsidian Vault.
- Accept the warning for the community plugin.
- Close the app and re open it again.
- Now you can browse the Sample Vault.
Markdown and Syntaxes | Plugins | Basic Vault Structure | Obsidian Look and Feel | How to use your Vault
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|
| Easy note taking using Markdown Syntax | Missing functions such as Aligning Text |
| Ability to extend functionalities using external plugins | You might not find plugins to meet your needs |
| Themes, Custom CSS, and Settings for look & feel | Lack of technical knowledge can limit you |
| Documentation and Forum to help you customize | Might take some time to set it the way you want |
| Vault without an Obsidian Account stores data locally | Obsidian Sync is not free; No inbuilt backup option |
- You May Update Obsidian:
Settings > About > Check for Updates
This is a good question. You might wonder why you should use my setup. Fair enough. The best thing is I have found a way to organize my notes and also a way to navigate back and forth. This took me a lot of time to build. I hope this will be a huge time saver for you in setting up your Obsidian Vault. You can alter it.
As this is saved locally unless if you are using premium cloud storage, you will be responsible for to manage the backups of your Obsidian Vault. You can use syncthing for that purpose. I use between my PC and Android Phone. If you don't know how to use it. You can check on YouTube for tutorials. And also you can take manual backups when ever you want as snapshots in case if you want to go back at any instance.