--- title: My favorite alternative to Obsidian Sync isn't Google... description: A home lab enthusiast explains why he replaced Obsidian Sync with Syncthing to sync his Obsidian vaults across a PC, laptop, and Proxmox LXC. He details his... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/my-favorite-alternative-to-obsidian-sync-isn-t-google-drive-or-dropbox-it-s-something-i-control-ent-s7wjuuypu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: My favorite alternative to Obsidian Sync isn't Google Drive or Dropbox, it's something I control entirely | daily.dev og:description: A home lab enthusiast explains why he replaced Obsidian Sync with Syncthing to sync his Obsidian vaults across a PC, laptop, and Proxmox LXC. He details his... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/my-favorite-alternative-to-obsidian-sync-isn-t-google-drive-or-dropbox-it-s-something-i-control-ent-s7wjuuypu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/S7WJUuyPu.png og:image:alt: My favorite alternative to Obsidian Sync isn't Google Drive or Dropbox, it's something I control entirely og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # My favorite alternative to Obsidian Sync isn't Google Drive or Dropbox, it's something I control entirely **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A home lab enthusiast explains why he replaced Obsidian Sync with Syncthing to sync his Obsidian vaults across a PC, laptop, and Proxmox LXC. He details his peer-to-peer, multi-directional sync setup, file versioning for recovering deleted notes, and a layered 3-2-1 backup pipeline using a Proxmox LXC and Proxmox Backup Server to protect his notes without relying on cloud services or paid subscriptions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How can I sync my Obsidian vault between multiple devices without paying for Obsidian Sync? Syncthing can replace Obsidian Sync by peer-to-peer syncing vault files directly between devices, without uploading data to a third-party server. It supports bi-directional sync between a laptop and desktop, and a separate uni-directional sync to a backup node such as a Proxmox LXC, avoiding the recurring subscription fee charged by Obsidian Sync. _daily.dev surfaces self-hosting guides for readers building their own note-sync setup._ ### How do I recover an Obsidian note I accidentally deleted or overwrote? Configuring staggered file versioning in Syncthing keeps older revisions of markdown files, so an accidentally deleted or overwritten note can be restored days later. Because Obsidian notes are lightweight text files, retaining multiple versions barely adds storage overhead compared to versioning large media files. _Readers protecting personal knowledge bases can track file-versioning tips like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [My Obsidian vault lives on my NAS now, and every device sees the same notes without a subscription](https://daily.dev/posts/my-obsidian-vault-lives-on-my-nas-now-and-every-device-sees-the-same-notes-without-a-subscription-9bwaw2vaq) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [I replaced Dropbox with Syncthing, and file sync finally stopped feeling like I was borrowing someone else’s computer](https://daily.dev/posts/i-replaced-dropbox-with-syncthing-and-file-sync-finally-stopped-feeling-like-i-was-borrowing-someon-gryuwuwbl) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I back up my phone to a NAS with Immich and Syncthing, and it's replaced Google Cloud entirely](https://daily.dev/posts/i-back-up-my-phone-to-a-nas-with-immich-and-syncthing-and-it-s-replaced-google-cloud-entirely-d1anfxrm5) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#self-hosting](https://daily.dev/tags/self-hosting), [#proxmox](https://daily.dev/tags/proxmox) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/my-favorite-alternative-to-obsidian-sync-isn-t-google-drive-or-dropbox-it-s-something-i-control-ent-s7wjuuypu) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"My favorite alternative to Obsidian Sync isn't Google Drive or Dropbox, it's something I control entirely","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/my-favorite-alternative-to-obsidian-sync-isn-t-google-drive-or-dropbox-it-s-something-i-control-ent-s7wjuuypu","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/my-favorite-alternative-to-obsidian-sync-isn-t-google-drive-or-dropbox-it-s-something-i-control-ent-s7wjuuypu"},"datePublished":"2026-09-02T14:32:08.726Z","dateModified":"2026-09-02T14:32:55.325Z","description":"A home lab enthusiast explains why he replaced Obsidian Sync with Syncthing to sync his Obsidian vaults across a PC, laptop, and Proxmox LXC. 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