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Rhapso ◴[18 Oct 24 10:33 UTC] No.41878048[source]▶
I convert content to markdown and relevant images and then store them in an obsidian vault. I self-sync it with syncthing. It has quickly become a rather effective zettelkasten memory prosthetic on my laptop and phone.

I also use google/facebook takeouts, reformat the results, and store+index all my human-facing correspondence in there. Text is cheap and I avoid most images. Its still under 200mb and instantly searchable with a nice UI and as a bunch of markdown files it is easily portable.

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1. winter_blue ◴[18 Oct 24 11:12 UTC] No.41878289[source]▶
What do you use to sync Obsidian on your phone? Is it syncthing as well?
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2. Rhapso ◴[18 Oct 24 11:23 UTC] No.41878342[source]▶
It works great on android. I have a laptop, my phone, and a NAS all syncing. The NAS does most of the heavy lifting. Its a little P2P data ship-of-Theseus as I replace machines over time. As long as I don't throw my laptop, phone, and NAS all in the river at once, my data is safe. The encrypted sync feature of sync-thing lets me and my so-inclined friends use each other as offsite backups. Its honestly the best open source software other than GNU apps or Linux I have ever used.

Make sure you setup basic version control in syncthing, I had some issues with my daily notes getting clobbered because they were autogenerated by multiple obsidian instances.

3. Tuckerism ◴[18 Oct 24 13:00 UTC] No.41879040[source]▶
I saw that the OP already replied, but wanted to share how I approach this myself. I have a desktop, laptop, and phone that I wanted to keep synced up, so I actually used it as an excuse to setup my own git repo on my NAS (which I wanted to do anyway).

The only tricky part has been dealing with git on iOS. I have to use a particular app (Working Copy) and some shortcuts to get the syncing behavior consistent. But it is doable!