Add mobile installation instructions

[ddelange]

Describe the bug

Hi 👋

I started with a fresh obsidian installation on my phone. I manually installed the plugin in the fresh obsidian workspace. I didn't manage to clone my github repo containing my ac5ual obsidian workspace (or authenticate for that matter, just filled __token__ username and a personal access token, but no place in plugin settings to point to a github repo url).

Could you update https://github.com/denolehov/obsidian-git/wiki/Installation with 'from scratch' instructions for mobile?

Many thanks!

Relevant errors (if available)

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Steps to reproduce

Just a fresh install on Android

Expected Behavior

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Addition context

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Operating system

Android

Plugin version

2.0.3

[ddelange]

Finally figured it out:

• Make sure Obsidian Git is on latest version, push that change if update was necessary
• Install Obsidian for Android
• Create a new vault (or point Obsidian to an empty directory)
• Create a personal access token with repo scope on GitHub
• In Obsidian settings, enable community plugins/install Obsidian Git
• Enable Obsidian Git (on the same screen)
• Go to Options for the plugin
• Fill in username __token__
• Fill in the personal access token as password
• Leave the relative path setting empty (for advanced users only)
• Exit plugin settings, open command palette, choose "Clone existing remote repo"
• Fill in repo URL in the text field, press the repo URL button below it
• Follow instructions (leave paths empty once again)
• Clone should start (popup notifications), leave the screen on until a popup says "Restart Obsidian" 🎉
• Fill in user/pass again in the plugin settings, as the clone overwrites the workspace

[k8seren]

EDIT: I had a lot of trouble getting this to work without messing up my vault on desktop. I'll stick with my Working Copy setup as it is working smoothly. I recommend folks who have a similar setup with Working Copy dont use this plugin on mobile. However it may be perfect for users who have not yet set up a mobile sync solution.

Thanks, worked for me on iOS!
it might go without saying but backup your vault including existing plugins and settings before setting up mobile Git sync.

Glad I remembered to do this - I have the plug-in and sync working but all of my other plugins are borked on mobile now.

Still, awesome to have this “natively” on mobile instead of relying on other apps.

Thanks for the walkthrough @ddelange ⭐️

[ericlimer]

I've tried working from the mobile instructions in the readme and the mobile instructions from @ddelange above, but for some reason I always get a message "compressing objects" and then my app flashes and nothing has happened.

I feel like I must be missing something?

[ddelange]

app flashes

might that be a bug @Vinzent03?

[andyczerwonka]

@k8seren what’s your "working copy" setup? I have two vaults on my desktop which have a symbolic link to the settings so that they can share all the plug-ins and things, I don’t think that’s gonna work on the mobile side. I rarely use my iPad, but there are times where I would like to do some work on the iPad and then get that data into my desktop vault.

[ddelange]

symbolic link to the settings

Just a suggestion for future reference: once this plugin rolls out git submodule support for mobile, you could have a meta repo with shared config, and load that into both vaults as git submodule. If you then push changes to the meta repo, you can pull submodule remote into both your vaults to update the config.

[Wit4r7]

Is there a possibility (or is it planned) to use custom git server? I host my own local git server on my NAS and would love to use Obsidian iOS with this.

Thanks

[Vinzent03]

@Wit4r7 I don't know what speaks against a custom git server. Have you tried it?

[Wit4r7]

@Vinzent03 Yeah, but didn't work so I was posting this here. But in the meantime, I did some research and discovered that the problem is on my end (my Git-Server (hosted on Synology NAS) only accepts ssh. So please ignore my request.

[domas-v]

Hi there! I'm having a little trouble - I've managed to create the token, set username/password and repo url. It initialized. But now, when I open obsidian and try to pull the files it says, that there is no upstream set. It gives me a choice to select origin, which I do. It then says:
Initializing fetch and obsidian just crashes. What can I do?

[ruant]

@domas-v

Initializing fetch and obsidian just crashes. What can I do?

I'm experiencing the same issue :/

[mogigi]

Can someone please help me with this for iPad? Every time I run the obsidian git clone repo it shows me 3 pop msgs. cloning into repo '.', Initializing clone, authentication failed and then stays on the initializing clone msg and wanting me to put in my login info again but it won't work.

For Macbook Setup - obsidian
Used github desktop, used terminal, and created/added ssh key to github acct settings via web

For Ipad Setup obsidian
I have github app, working copy app. I tried to do things with just the github, but it wasn't getting anywhere. So I installed working copy app and was able to create and clone repos fine.

But now my issue is figuring out how to use this obsidian-git plugin. I've started over with new vaults each time and I'm getting nowhere. I've tried a combination of git username, email or ssh key as username with github password or ssh key (from working copy app) as password I've attached screenshots w/ comments on them.

I also want to set up obsidian on my android: S20FE but haven't tried that yet. I basically want to have my vault sync across devices.

Here's one walkthru I found that finally helped me up to this point:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/u1vk4b/how_i_sync_my_obsidian_vault_across_devices/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Thank you to anyone that can help!

[ruant]

@domas-v

Initializing fetch and obsidian just crashes. What can I do?

I'm experiencing the same issue :/

I tried with a smaller vault of mine, that worked fine.
So I guess it has something to do with the size you our vaults?
I wouldn't regard my main vault as big, but since the smaller one worked fine I guess that's the issue.

[quacau]

Every time I run the obsidian git clone repo it shows me 3 pop msgs. cloning into repo '.', Initializing clone, authentication failed and then stays on the initializing clone msg and wanting me to put in my login info again but it won't work.

I open a separate issue regarding this bug, perhaps you want to look at it #336

[ericlimer]

@domas-v

Initializing fetch and obsidian just crashes. What can I do?

I'm experiencing the same issue :/

I tried with a smaller vault of mine, that worked fine. So I guess it has something to do with the size you our vaults? I wouldn't regard my main vault as big, but since the smaller one worked fine I guess that's the issue.

I've got the same problem, and as far as I can tell, the repository at issue is ~75mb and under 1k files.