# Obsidian Resources **URL:** \ **Category:** Knowledge management\ **Created:** [May 14, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/obsidian-resources/81835 "2024-05-14T17:45:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EleanorKonik](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/eleanorkonik/32/6180_2.png) [@EleanorKonik](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/EleanorKonik)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/obsidian-resources/81835/1 "2024-05-14T17:45:18Z")
Ye Olde Obsidian Resources page, courtsey of the Obsidian Roundup, which is currently experiencing my (annual?) DNS glitches. If you are looking for past editions of the Roundup, I highly recommend checking them out on the hub: [šŸ—‚ļø Obsidian Roundup - Obsidian Hub - Obsidian Publish](https://publish.obsidian.md/hub/01+-+Community/Obsidian+Roundup/%F0%9F%97%82%EF%B8%8F+Obsidian+Roundup) In the interests of efficiency (and a pathological avoidance of redundant work), this list is **not** intended to take the place of other Obsidian resources. It will, however, hopefully maintain a static ā€˜state of the metaā€™ roundup of resources that might also be worth following along with, depending on your use-case. This is not necessarily exhaustive, and will skew towards things that get resurfaced often. ## Official - For fast, synchronous discussion of potential bugs, the [Obsidian Members Group on Discord](https://obsidian.md/community) is probably your best bet, and the developers are very active there. - The best place for longform, evergreen resources, workflow tips, and code snippets is the [Discourse forum](https://forum.obsidian.md/). This is definitely where bug reports and feature requests should go so they donā€™t get lost in the shuffle of Discord conversation. For ease of using it as an archival system, please, **please,** search before creating a new report. - If you really hate live chats and creating new accounts, the [ObsidianMD reddit community](https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/) does exist and is monitored by the Obsidian mod team. - Note: Due to the incredible pace of development, itā€™s really hard to keep Obsidian-related documentation up to date. If youā€™d like to help, you can contribute on [the github repository](https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-docs). - The [getting started guide](https://dynalist.io/d/CQ4V16tFhIJIfy-rgDK7r1Bp) isnā€™t always the most cutting edge, but it has the benefit of being official. A quasi-official community-run alternative is the [Hub](https://publish.obsidian.md/hub/00+-+Start+here), which strives to collect showcases, templates, guides, workflows, courses, and resources (including the Obsidian roundup) into an organized, easy-to-search format. I **strongly** recommend starting there when looking for information, as itā€™s the most centralized resource Iā€™m aware of. If you know of something that **isnā€™t** included, please consider submitting a pull request to add it! ## For Beginners - Hereā€™s a great guide on [getting started from scratch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUrOfIqvGS4). - This guide is not terribly opinionated, but [comprehensive](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qB2-ciYlt4). - Nick Milo has an [Obsidian For Beginners](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgbLb6QCK88&list=PL3NaIVgSlAVLHty1-NuvPa9V0b0UwbzBd) series on youtube. - Hereā€™s [everything you need to know to use Obsidian as a second brain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqKluXIra70). - Hereā€™s an excellent [introduction to markdown for beginners](https://twitter.com/n_vanderhoeven/status/1583488865234345984) video. - I really like this [Obsidian basics](https://hackmd.io/KSuvFGtVQcW8LR7G2d_-lA) write-up; it starts very basic which is great for total beginners to markdown, is quite in depth, and has lots of pictures. - This is [an organizational system aimed at beginners](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/cut-ter-away-the-chaos-of-your-vault-with-this-one-two-three-four-five-six-simple-method/33700) who arenā€™t quite sure how to roll their own custom system yet. - Sergio has a great [Mastering Obsidian](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7oLu8NfQd84_gsyqBVSVgUmCCgcvSZMx) series on YouTube. - This [Obsidian beginnerā€™s guide](https://www.sitepoint.com/obsidian-beginner-guide/) via Adrian Try over at Sitepoint is an excellent starting point! - This beginnerā€™s guide is aimed at [people trying to use Obsidian for role playing games](https://www.patreon.com/posts/75382566?pr=true). - Matt Birchler put together a handy 12-minute [Getting Started with Obsidian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qB2-ciYlt4&feature=youtu.be) video guide. - Thereā€™s [a playlist for Obsidian](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvmlaxyxtsWz428CtIo_Ia8Bhbo8Uvq2f) over at Productivity Guru that does a nice job of introducing the [basics](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvmlaxyxtsWwRXCLFmDVIRM-TxiZSMfda). - Josh Duffney also has [a nice video guide](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Kask7oomM) aimed at total beginners. - Danny Hatcher put together a beginnerā€™s guide for [building a second brain from scratch using Obsidian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njibNuFQwjw). Heā€™s also got a [great guide](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7OUgdvXh0o) for how Obsidian themes and CSS work. - Hereā€™s the best [how to develop plugins for Obsidian guide](https://marcus.se.net/obsidian-plugin-docs/) Iā€™m aware of. ### Paid Options - Nick Milo of the [Linking Your Thinking](https://www.linkingyourthinking.com/) workshop has a [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC85D7ERwhke7wVqskV_DZUA/playlists) that often touches on things useful to Obsidian, although not all LYT folks are Obsidian users. He also has a self-paced [Obsidian Flight School course](https://www.linkingyourthinking.com/obsidian-flight-school) with tons of content and, bonus, itā€™s an Obsidian vault to practice in. - [Obsidian for Everyone](https://courses.nicolevanderhoeven.com/o4e/slp7k) via Nicole van der Hoeven focuses on practical tutorials instead of methodologies. Itā€™s self-paced, has an accompanying sample vault and PDF handbook, and focuses on a plugin-free experience. The [first lesson is available free on Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNFF_EeFr9Y). - [Obsidian Made Simple](https://francescod-alessio441.lpages.co/obsidian-made-simple-roundup/) via Justin DiRose at Keep Productive has 55+ lessons designed to take users from beginner to advanced. - Curtis McHale does [one-on-one coaching](https://curtismchale.ca/coaching/) and also has a getting started self-paced [Obsidian course](https://curtismchale.ca/education/). - Hereā€™s a [starter kit](https://developassion.gumroad.com/l/obsidian-starter-kit) from SĆ©bastien Dubois with recommended plugins, explanations of common terms and organizational structures, etc. - Santi Younger also has a [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/SantiYounger/featured) and [teaches people how to use Obsidian](https://courses.santiyounger.com/?affcode=775338_0mge_tdk) in a paid self-paced course. - This (paid) self-paced [course](https://thesweetsetup.com/tomorrow-to-obsidian-and-beyond/) from [The Sweet Setup](https://thesweetsetup.com/) folks is an option as well. - Effective Remote Work has an [Obsidian Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5QwtHzrg-E&list=PLrI2d6gSaO9BCd8HjgkSY1yd50nyfxYpN) and also has a [course](https://www.keepproductive.com/obsidian-made-simple). ## Personal Knowledge Management - This roundup of [different classification & organization systems that can be leveraged for personal knowledge management](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/cataloging-classification-information-science-pkms-and-you/10071) is a great starting point. - This [summary of How To Take Smart Notes](https://theknowledgeworker.substack.com/p/how-to-take-smart-notes-in-obsidian) is a fairly nice primer on how many people in the Obsidian community approach note-taking. `@joshduffney` has a more targeted [tutorial](https://www.knowledgeworker.blog/p/how-to-take-smart-notes-in-obsidian) on how to follow the Smart Notes philosophy. - This [summary](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/NfdHG6oHBJ8Qxc26s/the-zettelkasten-method-1) of the [Zettelkasten](https://zettelkasten.de/) method is also very informative. - The [LYT kit](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/lyt-kit-now-downloadable/390) by `@nickmilo` is a more up-to-date methodology that leans on flexibility and leverages Obsidianā€™s features more specifically. ## Workflows - This [meta thread on various sync options](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/meta-post-syncing-between-devices/20983) is meant to offer explanations of how to set up third party sync, which are not generally officially supported by the developers but do often work if you put in the setup time. - This [dataview snippet showcase](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/dataview-plugin-snippet-showcase/13673) is an incredibly useful list of how one can leverage the incredibly powerful [dataview plugin](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview), which was also the topic of the first Obsidian Community Talk. Hereā€™s [Part 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEgzrRNkgsE&t=0s) and [Part 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW5pD4SioFM) on YouTube. Thereā€™s also a channel in Discord where a lot of the Dataview experts hang out and help troubleshoot issues. I recommend checking out this [excellent beginnerā€™s guide](https://denisetodd.medium.com/obsidian-dataview-for-beginners-a-checklist-to-help-fix-your-dataview-queries-11acc57f1e48) before asking questions there, though. - This [meta thread on migration workflows](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/meta-migration-workflows/15252) is meant to be a roundup of methods to people import/transfer from other tools. - `@liam` maintains an [unofficial FAQ for plugin development](https://liamca.in/Obsidian/API+FAQ/index) that is pretty helpful. This [mini FAQ](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/plugins-mini-faq/7737) is also a handy place to start if youā€™re interested in developing plugins for Obsidian. ## Other Resources - [Obsidian Community Talks](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxNSTq2kmupdR6LD400FpvA) is community driven and open-ended based on what sorts of discussions people request. Everyone is welcome to host! * * * If you see anything out of date, or have suggestions of things to add, please let me know! ---
**Author:** ![Squale](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Squale](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Squale)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/obsidian-resources/81835/2 "2024-05-19T15:27:45Z")
Thankā€™s!