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<ahref=https://github.com/jackyzha0/quartz/tree/hugo/content/notes/obsidian.mdrel=noopener>Edit Source</a></p><ulclass=tags><li><ahref=https://ar.falsy.cat/tags/setup/>Setup</a></li></ul><asideclass=mainTOC><details><summary>Table of Contents</summary><navid=TableOfContents><ol><li><ahref=#setup>Setup</a><ol><li><ahref=#new-vault>New Vault</a></li><li><ahref=#linking-an-existing-vault>Linking an existing Vault</a></li></ol></li><li><ahref=#settings>Settings</a></li><li><ahref=#templates>Templates</a></li></ol></nav></details></aside><ahref=#setup><h2id=setup><spanclass=hanchorarialabel=Anchor># </span>Setup</h2></a><p>Obsidian is the preferred way to use Quartz. You can either create a new Obsidian Vault or link one that your already have.</p><ahref=#new-vault><h3id=new-vault><spanclass=hanchorarialabel=Anchor># </span>New Vault</h3></a><p>If you don’t have an existing Vault,
<ahref=https://obsidian.md/rel=noopener>download Obsidian</a> and create a new Vault in the <code>/content</code> folder that you created and cloned during the
<ahref=/notes/setup/rel=noopenerclass=internal-linkdata-src=/notes/setup/>setup</a> step.</p><ahref=#linking-an-existing-vault><h3id=linking-an-existing-vault><spanclass=hanchorarialabel=Anchor># </span>Linking an existing Vault</h3></a><p>The easiest way to use an existing Vault is to copy all of your files (directory and hierarchies intact) into the <code>/content</code> folder.</p><ahref=#settings><h2id=settings><spanclass=hanchorarialabel=Anchor># </span>Settings</h2></a><p>Great, now that you have your Obsidian linked to your Quartz, let’s fix some settings so that they play well.</p><p>Open Settings > Files & Links and look for these two items:</p><ol><li>Set the <strong>New link format</strong> to <strong>Absolute Path in vault</strong>.</li><li>Turn <strong>on</strong> the <strong>Automatically update internal links</strong> setting.</li></ol><p><imgsrc=https://ar.falsy.cat//notes/images/obsidian-settings.pngwidth=autoalt="Obsidian Settings"><em>Obsidian Settings</em></p><ahref=#templates><h2id=templates><spanclass=hanchorarialabel=Anchor># </span>Templates</h2></a><p>Inserting front matter everytime you want to create a new Note gets annoying really quickly. Luckily, Obsidian supports templates which makes inserting new content really easily.</p><p><strong>If you decide to overwrite the <code>/content</code> folder completely, don’t remove the <code>/content/templates</code> folder!</strong></p><p>Head over to Options > Core Plugins and enable the Templates plugin. Then go to Options > Hotkeys and set a hotkey for ‘Insert Template’ (I recommend <code>[cmd]+T</code>). That way, when you create a new note, you can just press the hotkey for a new template and be ready to go!</p><blockquote><p>👀 Step 4: