Obsidian Sync now has a headless client

Posted by adilmoujahid 9 hours ago

Obsidian Sync now has a headless client(help.obsidian.md)

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adilmoujahid 8 hours ago|

I love this as I can now sync the research I do using an OpenClaw running on an EC2 instance. My setup here: https://x.com/AdilMouja/status/2025266443613319546

caycep0llard 5 hours ago||

YES...HA HA HA...YES!

jFriedensreich 4 hours ago||

Great, now it can corrupt my data headlessly too.

TheGRS 7 hours ago||

Interesting...I've been thinking for a while that doing instructions and logs through my obsidian notes would be really helpful and a great way to do more agentic work. I've paid for obsidian sync as a way to support their team for the last 3 years, but color me impressed that there are some more tangible benefits to it!

desireco42 8 hours ago||

This is huge. I built SidianSidekicks and it is based on git because we don't want to lose your notes and thoughts, but convenience of Obsidan Sync are something that makes everything easy. I get this is in beta, and we will stick to git, but love what they are doing and looking forward to it.

Essentially Sync while you can emulate it on desktop, for mobile it is not good experience without Sync. And we want to have and record our thoughts with us all the time.

aradox66 3 hours ago||

YES! YES! YES! AHAHAH YES!

semiinfinitely 4 hours ago||

Too late

sciencesama 7 hours ago||

what does this mean ? can i self host stuff ?

abnry 8 hours ago||

Fantastic! Now I don't need to run it in a headless xorg session.

pdntspa 8 hours ago|

Now make Dropbox sync work with iPhone

system2 4 hours ago|

That will never happen; their only money-making method is to limit the iOS app to sell their cloud. Otherwise, the desktop is already free with your own vault folder.

They are trying their hardest to prevent users from using Google Drive or other services natively. While it is just a small option to add, it will make everyone drop their $4 cloud subscription.

kepano 4 hours ago||

If that were true Obsidian would not allow third-party sync plugins in the official directory, and wouldn't mention third-party options in the official docs:

https://help.obsidian.md/sync-notes

The goal for Obsidian Sync is to be the best option, not the only option.

system2 2 hours ago||

I just tried just to see if something changed, and I get this message when selecting Other:

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Other Syncing Methods:

Obsidian officially supports two syncing methods: Obsidian Sync and iCloud.

However, because obsidian gives you control over your data there are other sync options you can use.

These options include third-party plugins and other tools which may require more advanced setup.

To use an alternative sync method, create a vault and follow the instructions provided by the plugin or third-party sync provider.

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I went ahead and created a vault specifically to test this out, but I wasn't able to find any way to open Google Drive from within the app.

To give some context, I use KeePassium with a KeePass vault stored in my Google Drive, and it works seamlessly, I can browse to the directory and select my database right from the file picker. Unfortunately, that same experience doesn't seem to be available in Obsidian.

I'm a Windows user for work and don't use iCloud for anything, so Google Drive is really my go-to. I've tried multiple times to make it work, but it doesn't appear to be an option. As I understand it, Google Drive isn't natively selectable from Obsidian's iOS menu, and this wouldn't be a trivial thing to add since Google Drive appears as a folder in the native iOS file browser, which is exactly how I use it with other apps like KeePassium.

I've submitted this as a request on GitHub several times, and even mentioned that I'd happily pay a one-time fee to unlock this functionality. I'm not a fan of subscriptions personally, but I do believe in supporting developers for their work.

That said, if there truly is a way to use Google Drive with Obsidian on iOS, I'd genuinely love to see a step-by-step guide, could you share one?

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