Obsidian

What is Obsidian?

Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files. It's designed for creating and managing interconnected notes.

Key Features

• 📝 Plain Text - All notes are stored as local Markdown files, i.e. they last forever
• 🔗 Bidirectional Linking - Create connections between notes like wikilinks
• 🎨 Graph View - Visualize your knowledge network with knowledge graphs
• 🧩 Plugin System - Extend functionality with community plugins

Example Note Structure

# Project Planning

## Goals
- Define project scope
- Set milestones
- Assign resources

## Links
[[Resources]]
[[Timeline]]
[[TeamMembers]]

Why Use Obsidian?

1. Privacy First - Your data stays on your device
2. Future Proof - Plain text files never become obsolete
3. Flexible - Adapt it to your workflow
4. Community Driven - Rich ecosystem of themes and plugins

Getting Started

1. Install Obsidian - Download from obsidian.md
2. Create a Vault - Create a local folder for your notes. Try opening a vault in the src/lib/content directory.
3. Start Writing - Create your first note

Next Steps

1. Organize Your Notes - Create folders for potential posts. All posts are currently placed in the posts folder of the src/lib/content/{posts} directory. This can be chaged in the src/lib/content/posts/index.ts file.
2. Develop Templates - Develop templates for your posts
3. Develop SvelteKit Components - Build components for displaying content using metadata and templates
4. Publish Notes - Place notes into the posts folder in Obsidian to publish them
5. Test and Refine Workflow - Regularly test the publishing process by running the SvelteKit development server
6. Share and Collaborate

Check out some examples of the posts you can make over at Posts