Obsidian-Git install and setup

Obsidian-Git install and setup requirements:
Computer environment: these instructions are established and tested on macOS

• Github:

  • Github account required
  • Github access verified (need some simple tests?)
  • create Github repository to mirror the shared Obsidian vault
    • clone that Github repo on the local machine (verify?)

• Obsidian:

  • establish cloned Github repo as a vault

  • add .obsidian/ files to .gitignore file (commit and push)

  • enable "Community plugins" in Obsidian (this requires turning "Safe mode" OFF)

  • install Obsidian-Git plugin

  • set Obsidian-Git options

• Test and verify Obsidian-Git operation

2021-03-16

• Now that Obsidian-Git has the pull before push option, let's test that.

Related notes:

2021-02 - 2021-03 Obsidian Git notes

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