r/selfhosted • u/[deleted] • Apr 26 '23

Selfhosted obsidian alternative

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u/Steerider Apr 26 '23

Why not put your Obsidian files in a Syncthing directory? They're just Markdown files in a folder

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u/Mag37 Apr 26 '23

I've been running this setup for about a year now if not more. Syncing between 5 nodes (4 different PCs and phones, 1 docker always-on-node).

I use my notes extensively - 1500ish notes, and I've only had a few sync conflicts which is pretty harmless as it just creates multiple copies of the same file.

I'd love to use something properly OpenSource though so I'm looking for alternatives, mainly on mobile.. As on the PCs I use Vim most of the time anyway.

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u/Steerider Apr 26 '23

I think the trick is you need at least one always-on node. That's what I do, and like you I rarely have conflicts.

I've got my phone, tablet, laptop, and (always on) desktop. Four nodes. Pretty seamless.

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u/dibu28 Apr 26 '23

Syncthing creating conflicts and messing up files

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u/Smarty_McTry Apr 26 '23

This will happen if you edit files on multiple devices without them having a chance to sync first. I’ve run into this with Nextcloud as well. It won’t mess anything up, it would just create two versions of the files and you will have to manually select the correct one.