Obsidian is essentially a local knowledge base built from Markdown files. You create a folder called a vault, put notes inside it, and connect related notes with links.
Start with a vault
Launch your Wayland version:
On the opening screen choose Create new vault. For example:
A vault is just a normal directory. Your notes remain ordinary .md files, so you're not locked into Obsidian.
Create your first notes
Click New note and create something like:
The important Obsidian feature is:
That's an internal link. Ctrl-click it and Obsidian can create/open Portage.md.
Your vault can gradually become:
Use Markdown
Since Obsidian stores Markdown, the basics are simple:
Important information
[[Another Note]]
Website
Then Ollama.md might contain:
You're building relationships rather than maintaining one giant document.
Open Graph View and Obsidian visualizes those relationships.
Backlinks
This is another major feature.
If:
contains:
when you're looking at Intel Arc GPU.md, Obsidian can tell you that Ollama references this note.
You don't have to manually maintain both directions.
Tags
You can also categorize information:
Then clicking #gentoo finds your Gentoo-related notes.
Don't go overboard with tags. Links are usually more valuable.
A good setup for your technical work
I'd start your vault like this:
For example, instead of repeatedly searching shell history for a command, create:
Check updates
Configuration updates
Cleanup
Related: [[Portage]] [[Gentoo Maintenance]]
