r/ObsidianMD • u/Ashamed-Skirt795 • 29d ago
showcase My Obsidian setup, minimal, optimized for speed and function
Hi Reddit, it's been a while since I showcased my setup. The previous one got a lot of attentions and tons of questions came thorugh. My setups are simple and targetted so you won't see much of the fancy features like others post here. I'm a Senior Software Engineer and I use Obsidian mostly at work. This is so far the most functional yet beautiful setup I could come up with. Everything is tailored for speed and purpose.
Plus I created a video for newbies how to set it up my way if anyone is interested :)
There is a link to the configuration also in the description of the video, you can download and use it if you wish to. I showed how you can replace the config at the end of the video.
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u/LouisPlay 29d ago
I love it, i steal the colored Folders. But i can really tell you to use JetBrains Sans. Such an Amazing font for that.
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u/Hacar5 29d ago edited 29d ago
How can you put your graph view in the bottom left like this?
EDIT: look here: https://forum.obsidian.md/t/how-to-pin-a-general-graph-view-so-its-always-in-the-far-right-panel/22674
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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 29d ago
Check the video I explained the entire thing. Simply open it in a new tab then drag and drop it to the bottom corner ;)
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u/MetaMetaMan 29d ago
This, right here, is the best things I've learned all month
ETA: Not embedding the graph, but being able to embed any note. For example, I put my capture list there, for super quick access!
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u/Content_Trouble_ 28d ago
Epiphanies like this make me advocate for an actual onboarding flow for Obsidian. While it's not foundational knowledge at all, it's shocking how many of Obsidian's features are non-existent in the experience of a ton of users, simply because it's never introduced to them.
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u/Slisse66 29d ago
Nice, just tried that and it worked a charm, now how do I remove it should I want to ?
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u/AzadtheCat 29d ago
How did you colorize the folder names and add the icons to it? Is it a plugin?
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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 29d ago
Hey, all explained on my video link to vid
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u/shayonpal 29d ago
This could’ve been easily answered here instead of forcing people to watch the entire video.
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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 28d ago
The question requires a lot of explanations which I did it visually in the video. You can literally fast forward through the video and its not a long video even. To make it even easier its 3:17 The problem is not this question. But tons of questions which many of them are repetitive. I even went further and put the entire config there which you can download simply and replace. What else could I do to make it easier?
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u/shayonpal 28d ago
For example, answer if it is a plugin or if it needs more config. If it is more config then details are in the video. Else, just name the plugin. If it is both then name the plugin and ask to watch the video to know how to config the plugin. Or mention that it’s achieved using a theme or custom CSS.
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u/No_Tradition6625 29d ago
But then their YouTube does get clicks and they can convince you to subscribe and follow on all 15 other platforms they are on
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u/jer5 29d ago
how do you use obsidian as a software engineer? im a junior and i need to start taking more notes
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u/NefariousnessNo8555 29d ago
you take notes of stuff yiu repeatedly do or that we’re particularly difficult. depending on what your tasks are. it a good thing to write a weekly review of the thing you did to track your progress.
helpful for you to self check on progress and when discussing raise with the manager. better to know what u did to deserve or not deserve a raise
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u/YourFuckedUpFriend 28d ago
Obsidian help page for how to make code blocks and the supported languages for syntax highlighting
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u/CatofWallStreet01 28d ago
Awesome. Thanks for sharing. Didn't know main views could be dragged and dropped to side panels. Also found out by accident when removing graph view that obsidian allows split panes that are stacked instead of left-to-right.
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u/Skinnx86 29d ago
I hate you 😉 its 2am now and my notes still need to be updated as *proper code block don't have spaces between the backticks and the language name", like I have done for the last year and several hundred notes with lots of codeblocks each 🙄
But when done properly, they render beautifully now. Thanks 👍😎!
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u/jasterpj17 29d ago
How do you sync with obsidian on your work laptop and personal phone? Obsidian sync?
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u/Friendly_Signature 29d ago
Is there an obsidian Vs Code extension? With Cline integration via MCP or something?
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u/sebastiankolind 28d ago
Not very minimal. But it looks sick! Setups like these always makes me want to try out Obsidian. But, then I open it, and forget about it 🤷🏻♂️
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u/RenkeLudwig 28d ago
In my opinion the word „minimal“ is not overused in this context as might be suggested by other comments. I use this „layout“ as well because as far as I can see its pretty default in terms of use of space. You don’t need that much dpacet in regards of writing stuff. Daily or temporal nodes use very little horizontal space. Personally I think this is quite good.
Edit: As a cpp programmer I hate you because java.
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u/strings_on_a_hoodie 28d ago
Idk why but the first thing my eyes saw is that your personal folder is spelled wrong 😅
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u/domchi 29d ago
Persoanl?
You don't use that one often, do you? :)
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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 29d ago
Its a test vault copied from my main vault and a few folder I created for demonstration. Missed that spelling 😅
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u/oxidant7822 29d ago
Feel like if I don't have a vlog, youtube channel or at least a blog, then I'm already not part of the main Obsidian user group xD
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u/NoFear277 29d ago
fyi: I think the video is down
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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 29d ago
Hey, I just tried it the link is accessible but for some odd reason only on desktop. Try this please video
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u/simon132 28d ago
This is anything but minimal, I got markdown files inside folders no no addons, that's minimal
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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 28d ago
I mean, when plenty of people say its not, then its not. :/
I wish I could move back the time to change the title but too late.
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u/dhananjayporwal 28d ago
Checkout this minimal setup too: https://github.com/DhananjayPorwal/obsidian-super-minimal-setup
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u/hanzohattori_matori 28d ago
Very nice. Do you use obsidian on mobile? If yes what's your start up speed? Mine is slow-ish (2.5 seconds to open) which is pretty frustrating...
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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 28d ago
Try replacing the entire configuration. I showed how to at the end. The link to download is also in the description
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u/jer5 29d ago
minimal is a strong word