The Easiest Way to Setup Obsidian Git (4 Minutes)

0:00 Intro
0:12 Step 1: Create a repository or fork the md repo in github
0:26 Step 2: Download Git
0:35 Step 3: Create a personal access token from github
1:27 Step 4: Install the Obsidian Git community plugin
1:48 Step 5: Create a folder to store the repository
1:56 Step 6: Run the command (CMD/Ctrl + P): Clone an existing remote repo
2:02 Step 7: Paste the URL of the forked repository
2:55 Step 8: Restart Obsidian
3:00 Step 9/10: Make Edits + Publish Notes
3:27 Side note about Obsidian git plugin

[pelvispresley]

As a guy who actually uses git for software dev, i gotta say you made this wayyy simpler than how every other video represented it. Everything else was an over-engineered 10+ minute mess. Great call with using a personal access token, even made setup with my iPad that much more simple (after installing the iSH terminal app and installing git through it). Anyways big thanks bro!

[worldwide]

Bro, I love you man. This is the first time I have ever truly liked a tutorial. Simple and straight to the fkn point.

[kotbr]

Man, you left that a wayyyy simpler than any other video, thanks for sharing :)

[wenbinyang]

excellent tutorial. Just an update. Now the plugin is just called git in the community plugins.

[mohammadaskari]

Thanks, realised none of my data was backed up before, so this really helped! Extra tip if it's not working for you: turn off your antivirus software! I was stuck not being able to clone the repo until I tried that :)

[roguerrerocr]

Great tutorial, but I got a question, If I put images on my notes How I can backup images also to github repository? Thanks.

[pr]

Hi, why do you need to fork that specific repo, instead of creating new one?
What if i paste pictures to obsidian vaoult what shoud i do with them?

[majorgear]

How do you handle syncing multiple devices with git? I have Obsidian installed on 2 personal computers and 1 work laptop, for example.

[jamesstramer]

Thank you so much brother! Nearly pulled my hair out trying to get this plugin to work.

[LittleBigPoet]

Thanks for the video but is there a way to 1. backup the entire vault instead of a lone folder, and 2. Does this sync both the phone and the computer, or does it work as a backup only?

[thetrubilly]

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[simonhakansson]

Great video, useful and straight to the point. Good job!

[obsolete]

is there a way to do this with an already existing vault?

[imadreamerboy]

really cool and straight to the point! was looking for something like that cus i wasn't sure if it's the whole vault or if single folders work. ty :)

[akashash]

What's the note taking app that you used

[yenjasmine]

"can't run git command" is shown in Obsidian. I dunno why :((((

[MarkBTomlinson]

Thanks Matthew nice succinct explaination.

[Mr.Cffee]

How do you retrieve notes from git into obsidian? Like, if I loose a note. How do I download it form git and import it into obsidian?

[Thatindianguy.]

My guy why is your video so underrated, this made it so simple, I was using sourcetree as my source control software to set up my repository for this. You made it stupid simple. Thanks a lot much appreciated.

[tejaslimbikai]

This works for folder we created but if I want to backup whole vault how can I do that?