Digital Garden Setup

My digital garden stack for publishing Obsidian notes to the web.

Architecture

Obsidian Vault → Quartz Syncer → Quartz (build) → Caddy (serve)
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Self-hosted LiveSync (multi-device editing)

Components

Obsidian — Note-taking and editing
Quartz — Static site generator (Markdown → HTML)
Caddy — Web server with automatic HTTPS
Selfhosted Live Sync — Real-time sync across devices

Setup Order

Obsidian — Install and configure plugins
Selfhosted Live Sync — Set up CouchDB for multi-device sync
Quartz — Clone repo, configure, connect to vault
Caddy — Configure reverse proxy and deploy

Publishing Workflow

Write/edit notes in Obsidian (any device)
LiveSync keeps all devices in sync via CouchDB
Mark notes for publishing with publish: true frontmatter
Use Quartz Syncer plugin to push to Quartz repo
Build triggers (manual or CI) regenerate the site
Caddy serves the static files

Quick Reference

Component	Purpose	Tech
Editor	Obsidian	Electron app
Sync	Selfhosted Live Sync	CouchDB
Generator	Quartz	Node.js/TypeScript
Server	Caddy	Go binary