Obsidian - Setup

Obsidian Vault Setup Guide

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This note describes my personal, opinionated workflow for automating and initializing a new Obsidian Vault.

Contents

Overview

Notes

• Create Vault Root Folder
• Open Vault Folder in Obsidian (initializes .obsidian configuration folder) and VSCode for editing
• Initialize Git and Remote GitHub Repository: git init > gh repo create …
• Initialize Default Configuration Files:
  • .gitignore
  • .gitattributes
  • .editorconfig
  • README.md
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • LICENSE.md
  • .export-ignore
• Create initial folder structure:
  • 00-INBOX
  • 01-SLIPBOX
  • 02-PROJECTS
  • 03-AREAS
  • 04-RESOURCES
  • 99-ARCHIVES
• Create required Templates and Daily Folders:
  • 03-AREAS/Daily
  • 04-RESOURCES/Templates
• Add _README.mds to all folders and populate content.
• Adjust Base Settings/Configurations and Base (Core) Plugins:
• Add Community Plugins
• Adjust Theme, Fonts, Styling and CSS Snippets
• Create HOME, README, ABOUT, FAQ, etc.
• Create a src or srcjs root folder for housing JavaScript scripts to utilize with Dataview, CustomJS, or Templater.
• Create other significant folders and files:
  • Active Projects List should be in 02-PROJECTS/_README or 02-PROJECTS/Active Projects List, etc.
  • Add notes/folders for each current project
  • For Areas, create:
    • Code
    • Daily
    • MOCs
    • Tools
    • etc.
  • For Resources create:
    • Assets
    • Canvas
    • Lists
    • People
    • Sources
    • Templates