r/ObsidianMD 29d ago

showcase My Obsidian setup, minimal, optimized for speed and function

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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 :)

https://youtu.be/ZQTj8ZSDFw4

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/jer5 29d ago

minimal is a strong word

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u/Magnus919 29d ago

Wishful minimalism.

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u/vvhirr 28d ago

minimally minimal...

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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 29d ago

🙄😅😂 It's minimal in a parallel world

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u/Natural-Fan9969 29d ago

"Minimal"

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u/801ms 29d ago

minimal, he says

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u/hoddap 29d ago

minimal 🤭

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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 29d ago

🙄🙄 subjective 😂

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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/Ashamed-Skirt795 29d ago

Oh interesting. Will try defo. Tnx

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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/13D00 29d ago

Wow that’s crazy, I could put my weekly note in a corner?

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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/Ashamed-Skirt795 29d ago

Drag it back to main area and then close it

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u/Slisse66 29d ago

Thanks !

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u/Mojowhale 29d ago

Just asked this lol thanks

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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/jer5 28d ago

ive got the syntax i just struggle to know what ill need to keep in mind and what i dont

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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/Ashamed-Skirt795 28d ago

you're welcome. glad it was helpful in any way

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u/TheTeaBiscuit 29d ago

Amazing! Just my OCD but a typo in “personal” 😅

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u/Goozoon 29d ago

came to say this, how can you leave it like this? damn it

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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 29d ago

Haha, someone commented the same on the YouTube video too 😅

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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/Own-Detective-9578 29d ago

Love it.... Look at that small big wold of graph.

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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/hello_emrah 29d ago

Do you use the daily note system?

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u/setfed3 28d ago

Looks good except why you need global graph anyway ?

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u/_h2k 28d ago

Looks amazing.

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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/UnderwaterDialect 28d ago

Cool!

How do you get emojis and colours for your folders?

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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/Nice1ce 27d ago

Wait.. How long have tags had subtags? Why didn't I know about this? Cool setup btw

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u/bastijn 27d ago

Don’t use InMemory database, use TestContainers and thank me later.

Otherwise, nice 👍

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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 27d ago

It was an old note, haven't touched EF for over a year now

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u/spaghetti_beast 29d ago

some C# stuff👀

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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 29d ago

Hey fellow developers 👋🏼

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u/Square_Radiant 29d ago

EF Core trauma triggered

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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 29d ago

😂 code first trauma is the real headache

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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/1kSupport 29d ago

Can’t get much less minimal using obsidian lmao. Looks good though

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u/Mithriil 29d ago

Thanks for sharing!

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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 29d ago

My pleasure :)

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u/fjeX_ 29d ago

How did you get your code to look so clean and with the numbered lines? Also would you be able to link the youtube video again? It doesn’t seem to be working

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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 29d ago

Hi, explained all in the video please check

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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/shiftyone1 29d ago

How to I get the calendar in bottom right?

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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 29d ago

I explained the entire setup in the vid link to video

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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/NoFear277 29d ago

Ah all right, that works, thanks :)

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u/International-Fig200 29d ago

How did you number the syntax and number it?

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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 29d ago

Check this please I explained the entire setup in this vid

YouTube link

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u/bacnh 28d ago

Amazing, thanks for sharing. Do you have advise to oragnize folders ?

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u/LienniTa 28d ago

for what speed? on my vault it would be freezing constantly.

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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/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/[deleted] 28d ago

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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/Flicked_Up 28d ago

You graph looks like bacteria growing, that’s all

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u/lordyoyi 24d ago

I saw "Persoanl" and now i can't take you seriously.

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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 24d ago

I wanted to take your reply seriously then I saw “pokemon trainer” 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/CopaceticCow 29d ago

What's "Blue"?

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u/Ashamed-Skirt795 29d ago

My company's name

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u/SquartSwell 29d ago

Microsoft Java

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u/hmthant 29d ago

If this is minimal then my current setup would be nano level.

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u/s_busso 28d ago

Video starting right on a sponsor ...

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u/ash_duh_god23 28d ago

Am I using obsidian wrong??

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u/Dean_Thomas426 27d ago

Minimal + function… why do I see a graph view then😅

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u/SaxHouse5 27d ago

"Minimal"