Backup your Obsidian Vault for free

Let's walk through how to back up your Obsidian Vault with GitHub completely for free.

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[BrandonKBoswell]

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[itsjawick]

I used to use Git for backing up my vault but ended up switching to OneDrive for better mobile syncing. Although I do really love how github has native markdown file support allowing you to edit the files on the web if you don't have access to the obsidian software.
The file version history in OneDrive saved me for the first time today when my PC bluescreened while obsidian was saving a file - completely corrupting it. I was able to revert it to its last saved state and get my work back!

[AnthonyB]

Man, you have one of my favourite channels. Love the style of your videos. Keep up the great work, ❤

[script_kiddie]

You're a legend, thanks for this.

One thing that's important to note is that if you recieve a "Permission denied (publickey)" error when you try to push using the plugin, you may have some extra steps to do. For those who have this issue, the error PROBABLY means you haven't made any SSH keys. After you've done that, everything will work fine.

There are plenty of online tutorials on how to make SSH keys for the purposes of using Obsidian Git.

[onitee]

I dont understand the git add remarkable file part, is it something we have to create? Or is it on the plugin?

[CyberSecHemmars]

If i follow the same procedure, I should be good on my phone right?, I'm thinking of using termux terminal for mobile.

[nguyennguyennguyen]

Could you make a video for sync between window and Linux ?

[MCandMosRandomChannel]

Hi pls could you help. ... I receive this error when I try to run the terminal zsh: permission denied

[angelodofficial]

Sooo, i did this in my obsidian folder, but not the vault. I don´t know what to do hahahaha send help.
In obsidian looks as if i did it correctly, but in git hub it looks as if im doing no new commits, now the only files that appear are .json files and the .obsidian as the main
I´m crying rn, i feel so dumb

[siamakzahmat]

What's the benefit of backup up on Github instead of Dropbox or Google Drive?

[peace]

Thank you for the video, but what I want to know now is how you navigate on your Mac that way bringing new windows to the screen while still keeping the previous ones visible, like At 1:30 you bring the terminal and then finder.
I'm new to Mac Os, so if you have a nice workflow to navigate the system it would be so useful.
Thank you!

[messi_maeun_stew]

how did you customize your iTerm2? I'd like to watch a video on that! Also how to split your screen!

[salman_babar]

isn't there github storage limits?

[MCandMosRandomChannel]

Does the GIT have to be installed into the obsidian folder? Or can it be installed to anywhere on the Mac. Thanks

[Busterblade]

Would you do the same but with the mobile version? I've been having a lot of Trouble trying to set it up but it either doesn't sync properly or it doesn't pull from the remote repo.

[hanslim]

Please make a tutorial involving obsidian and Google drive. There are no videos currently on this topic invoking the two

[betterteen]

are you sure that private repositories are private?

[amielcoralia]

not working that way on M1 processor...

[enzopaupau]

Thank you so much.
It’s really helpful.
I’ll make a backup tomorrow and now I know how to do it.👍🫰