How to backup Obsidian

How to backup Obsidian with Git plugin

Since Obsidian files are local, it is important to back them up. The Git plugin is a free and general option compared to the official.

1. Download the Git plugin in Obsidian (it is a third-party plugin so make sure you turn off the security mode).
2. Download Git
3. Create a repository in GitHub
4. Initialize the local Obsidian vault (all codes run in Git terminal)

   git init
   

5. Add origin to the local Git repository(vault):

   git remote add origin https://github.com/your_username/your_repository_name/
   

6. ‘Merge’ the local Git repository with the remote one:

   git pull https://github.com/your_username/your_repository_name/ main --allow-unrelated-histories`
   

   Note: the default branch name for GitHub repository is main, while the default branch name for local repository is master. This may cause errors. You can create a local branch named main.

   git branch -M main
   

7. Then the configuration is done. You can custom the Vault backup interval and Auto pull interval in Obsidian Git plugin.

More see Obsidian-Git documentation (although I find it quite useless and unclear to beginners).

Now it is done!