Home Vault
My home directory ~ is my obsidian vault on my laptop. Reason for this is that home directory is where the files and documents I want to link and attach goes. If I used a folder within the home directory as my Obsidian vault, that folder would practically become my home directory anyway. Also, since I try not to clutter my vault, this pushes me into not hoarding files I don’t need. I call it “home vault”.
My home vault is synced to my Nextcloud server. This is my first line of defense against data loss, thanks to file versioning on Nextcloud, offloading both space and processing load away from the laptop. Being able to easily share my “local” files and folders with others is a neat bonus.
This is what my home directory looks like
~
├── Areas
├── Desktop (part of OS, never used, linked or synced)
├── Documents
├── Downloads (part of OS. Never linked, or synced)
├── Music
├── Notes
│ ├── Bookmarks
│ ├── Periodic Notes (daily, weekly, monthly notes)
│ ├── ToDos
│ └── (more folders and files)
├── Pictures
├── Projects
├── Public
├── Resources
├── Templates
├── Videos
└── .obsidian
The problem
Among all these folders, ~/Notes folder is the one I need to access the most often. It contains my bookmarks, todos, general notes, etc. Therefore, it is crucial for it to be not only readable, but also writable when I am away from my laptop.
What I am considering
I would like to sync only the Notes folder to my phone via Nextcloud, and access my notes using Obsidian’s mobile app. This will inevitably cause Notes folder to become a vault nested within my home vault. If at all, I will only use the must necessary of the community plugins on mobile.
How I think it will play out
As someone who can only focus on 1 thing at a time, I doubt I will ever use Obsidian on both devices at the same time. I also don’t see a reason for that.
I observed in the past that file conflicts result in both versions being kept, but the older version of the file gets a timestamp in the file name. Even if I somehow manage to cause a file conflict, data loss is easily avoidable.
Any advice?
I don’t see any major or headache causing issues creeping up with this setup. I admit that I didn’t read the entirety of all the topics on Nested Vaults, since especially some of them are quiet lengthy.
Do you see a flaw in my idea, or had experience with a similar setup?