Notes on Obsidian
Concepts
Obsidian uses Obsidian-flavored Markdown files for its notes, with optional Properties stored in the YAML frontmatter data.
Properties
Properties can be assigned a type (text, list, number, etc.). This information is stored in .obsidian/types.json. Properties are shared across the vault.
A few properties are built-in:
tagsfor Tags,aliasesfor Aliases, andcssclassesfor applying CSS to a note. Other properties are interpreted by Obsidian Publish.
Bases
Bases allow you view, edit, sort, and filter notes and their properties. They are stored alongside notes as YAML .base files using the Bases syntax. The syntax can also be used inside notes for inline tables.
My setup
I store the Obsidian vault in a Dropbox folder, to have a cloud backup and access from my phone (via the Dropbox app at the moment, which sadly doesn’t render Markdown natively).