Cannot log into account with Obsidian asar release

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I’m using Obsidian 0.10.13 via the NixOS package on Linux which uses the upstream .asar release, but I noticed I cannot log into my account. The login form never appears, and the loading indicator stays.

I can reproduce this if I manually download the current 0.11.0 asar release. The AppImage release works as expected and I can log into my account.

I noticed in the developer console that there is a failed request to http://127.0.0.1:3000/user/info instead of the official API endpoint, so maybe it’s switched to development mode?

Steps to reproduce

  • Be on Linux (NixOS)
  • Download official v0.11.0 .asar release from GitHub
  • electron obsidian-0.11.0.asar
  • Try to log into account, page does not load
  • Observe failed request to http://127.0.0.1:3000/user/info in DevTools

Expected result

  • I can log into my account

Actual result

  • Loading indicator is displayed, form never appears

Environment

  • Operating system: Linux, NixOS unstable
  • Obsidian version: 0.10.13
2

We were not even aware that we had a nixos release.
We don’t support it.

3

As I’ve stated in my reproducement steps, this also happens with the official .asar package located at https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-releases/releases/download/v0.11.0/obsidian-0.11.0.asar.gz

Or is the .asar release also unsupported by you?

4

the .asar is not a full release per se and is not meant to be used “manually”.