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# Set up Object Storage
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This guide establishes Object Storage synchronisation on a first device, generates an additional-device Setup URI from that working device, and verifies synchronisation in both directions.
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Object Storage uses the S3-compatible API. Prepare the following before starting:
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- an HTTPS endpoint reachable by every device;
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- an access key and secret key with access to the selected bucket;
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- a bucket name and region;
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- a unique bucket prefix when the bucket is shared; and
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- separate passphrases for Vault encryption and Setup URI encryption.
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Back up every Vault involved, and do not use Obsidian Sync, iCloud synchronisation, or another synchronisation service on the same Vault.
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## Generate the bootstrap Setup URI
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The public generator applies the Object Storage preset and records the connection as the selected remote profile. Run it from a trusted terminal:
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```sh
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export remote_type=s3
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export endpoint=https://objects.example.com
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export access_key=<ACCESS KEY>
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export secret_key=<SECRET KEY>
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export bucket=vault-data
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export region=auto
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export bucket_prefix=my-vault
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export passphrase=<A STRONG VAULT ENCRYPTION PASSPHRASE>
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export uri_passphrase=<A SEPARATE SETUP URI PASSPHRASE>
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deno run --minimum-dependency-age=0 --allow-env https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vrtmrz/obsidian-livesync/main/utils/setup/generate_setup_uri.ts
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```
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For providers which require them, set `force_path_style`, `use_custom_request_handler`, or `bucket_custom_headers` as described in the [setup utility reference](../utils/readme.md#object-storage).
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Store the generated Setup URI and Setup URI passphrase separately. The URI is encrypted, but it contains the Object Storage credentials.
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## Set up the first device
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Use a new bucket prefix, or a prefix whose contents you deliberately intend to replace.
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1. Install and enable Self-hosted LiveSync in the intended Vault.
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2. Open onboarding from the `Welcome to Self-hosted LiveSync` Notice.
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3. Select `I am setting this up for the first time`, then choose the recommended Setup URI method.
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4. Paste the bootstrap Setup URI, enter its passphrase, and select `Test Settings and Continue`.
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5. Select `Restart and Initialise Server`, then read and accept the final overwrite confirmation only when this Vault is the intended source of truth.
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6. A new prefix may show `Fetch Remote Configuration Failed` because it has no saved configuration. Select `Skip and proceed` only for a genuinely new prefix. Otherwise, stop and check the endpoint, credentials, bucket, and prefix.
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7. Keep optional features disabled until ordinary note synchronisation works.
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8. Create an ordinary test note, and keep Obsidian open until the LiveSync progress indicators have cleared.
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## Generate the second-device Setup URI
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Generate a fresh Setup URI from the working first device:
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1. Run `Self-hosted LiveSync: Copy settings as a new Setup URI` from the command palette.
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2. Enter a new Setup URI passphrase.
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3. Copy the resulting URI.
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Store this URI and its passphrase separately.
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## Add another device
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Start with a new or separately backed-up Vault.
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1. Install and enable Self-hosted LiveSync.
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2. Open onboarding, select `I am adding a device to an existing synchronisation setup`, and choose the recommended Setup URI method.
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3. Enter the URI generated by the first device and its passphrase.
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4. Select `Restart and Fetch Data`.
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5. For a new or empty Vault, choose `Overwrite all with remote files`, then `Keep local files even if not on remote`. Review the [Fast Setup guide](./tips/fast-setup.md) before choosing a different policy for a Vault containing local work.
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6. Keep Obsidian open until retrieval and file reflection finish.
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Confirm that the first device's test note appears unchanged. Create a second ordinary note on the new device, wait for its journal synchronisation to finish, and confirm that it reaches the first device. Configure optional features only after this two-way check passes.
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## Safety notes
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- Treat the endpoint, bucket, prefix, access key, secret key, Vault passphrase, Setup URI, and Setup URI passphrase as sensitive.
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- Use a distinct prefix per synchronisation set unless shared data is explicitly intended.
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- Do not select first-device initialisation against an existing prefix unless replacing its contents is deliberate.
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- Object Storage is not a Vault backup. Keep independent backups and test restoration separately.
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