Backup obisidian vault

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• I already sync it up using GDrive.
• I want to back it up using GitHub or make it a compressed zip at the end of the day.
• If I want to upload it to GitHub I would want to do it in a different account.
• Also I like the point that use Gdrive for sync and use something else for backup in which you can't delete things.

Conclusion

• Using GitHub for backup with a custom script.
• I didn't want to manage SSH keys so I use username and personal access key in the git push URL. I know it is not a good approach but it solves a lot of hassle. Also my vault will never have personal information.

  #!/bin/bash
  
  git_base_path="/Users/${USER}/Desktop/github/backup-obsidian"
  vault_path="/Users/${USER}/Documents/Obsidian vault/."
  github_username="xxxxx"
  github_key="xxxxx"
  
  echo "copying"
  cp -a "${vault_path}" "${git_base_path}"
  
  echo "executing git commands"
  git -C $git_base_path add -A
  git -C $git_base_path commit -m "Update"
  git -C $git_base_path push "https://${github_username}:${github_key}@github.com/backups-obsidian/backup-obsidian"
  

• I also use a custom script for backing up my .obsidian settings.

  #!/bin/bash
  
  git_base_path="/Users/${USER}/Desktop/github/Obsidian-vault-settings"
  vault_path="/Users/${USER}/Documents/Obsidian vault/main/.obsidian/."
  git_path="${git_base_path}/obsidian-settings/"
  
  echo "copying"
  cp -a "${vault_path}" "${git_path}"
  
  echo "executing git commands"
  git -C $git_base_path add -A
  git -C $git_base_path commit -m "Update"
  git -C $git_base_path push
  

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Last updated: 2022-05-05