Obsidian

I run a small Go HTTP server on my Mac that receives captures from my iPhone and appends them to my Obsidian weekly notes. The server lives behind Tailscale — nothing is exposed to the public internet. This post covers how to build the iOS Shortcut that talks to it. If you want the server side first, see my earlier post on self-hosted Obsidian sync. What the Shortcut Does One tap from your home screen: ...

I wanted my Obsidian notes to sync across my Mac, iPhone, and other devices without paying for Obsidian Sync or trusting a third-party cloud. Here’s how I set it up using Docker, CouchDB, and Tailscale — all running on my own Mac. Why Not Just Use iCloud? iCloud is the obvious choice if you’re on Apple devices — it’s already there, requires zero setup, and works with Obsidian out of the box. But it has some real downsides that pushed me toward self-hosting. ...