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title: "Obsidian Vault Integration"
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tags:
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- setup
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weight: -3
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## Setup
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Obsidian is the preferred way to use Quartz. You can either create a new Obsidian Vault or link one that your already have.
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### New Vault
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If you don't have an existing Vault, [download Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) and create a new Vault in the `/content` folder that you created and cloned during the [setup](notes/setup.md) step.
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### Linking an existing Vault
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The easiest way to use an existing Vault is to copy all of your files (directory and hierarchies intact) into the `/content` folder.
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## Settings
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Great, now that you have your Obsidian linked to your Quartz, let's fix some settings so that they play well.
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Open Settings > Files & Links and look for these two items:
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1. Set the **New link format** to **Absolute Path in vault**. If you have a completely flat vault (no folders), this step isn't necessary.
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2. Turn **on** the **Automatically update internal links** setting.
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![[notes/images/obsidian-settings.png]]*Obsidian Settings*
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## Templates
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Inserting front matter everytime you want to create a new Note gets annoying really quickly. Luckily, Obsidian supports templates which makes inserting new content really easily.
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> [!WARNING]
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> **If you decide to overwrite the `/content` folder completely, don't remove the `/content/templates` folder!**
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Head over to Options > Core Plugins and enable the Templates plugin. Then go to Options > Hotkeys and set a hotkey for 'Insert Template' (I recommend `[cmd]+T`). That way, when you create a new note, you can just press the hotkey for a new template and be ready to go!
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> 👀 Step 4: [Preview Quartz Changes](notes/preview%20changes.md)
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