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Setting up Obsidian Sync for GameDev

Download Obsidian on any device

Create a Vault on your device. Name it anything. I name mine GameDev for the GameDev vault.

Click the Settings Cog Wheel

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Click Community Plugins

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Enable Community Plugins.

Click Browse

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Search for Self-Hosted

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Download and Install Self-hosted LiveSync

ENABLE the plugin.

Go to Settings / Community Plugins / Self-hosted LiveSync

Go to the 4th tab, aka the Remote Database Configuration tab

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Enter in the URI, Username, and Password provided by Fifthdread, followed by the Database Name

MAKE SURE YOUR URL DOES NOT INCLUDE CAPITAL LETTERS AT ANY POINT - https needs to be https lowercase!!!

Click test. Should work.

Go to the Sync Settings tab
Click on the LiveSync Preset and click Apply. You are now auto-syncing!

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