Tide — Obsidian Plugin

Publish your Obsidian vault to sidian.app as a private, password-protected website. Write in Obsidian, publish with Tide. No Git, no CLI, no Cloudflare account required.

What it does

• Tracks changed files as you write and shows them in a publish modal
• Lets you review and select exactly which files to publish before sending
• Handles renames, deletions, and binary files
• Bidirectional sync — pulls changes from other devices
• Shows merge conflicts inline with a visual diff resolver
• Works on desktop and mobile

Installation

Manual (until listed in the community plugin store)

1. Download tide-0.2.0.zip from the latest release
2. Extract it — you'll get a tide/ folder
3. Move that folder into your vault's .obsidian/plugins/ directory
4. In Obsidian: Settings → Community plugins → reload then enable Tide

BRAT (beta testing)

1. Install the BRAT plugin
2. Add rbardtke/sidian-obsidian as a beta plugin
3. Enable it in Community plugins

Setup

1. Create a free account at sidian.app
2. Create a site in your dashboard
3. Go to Settings → API and copy your API key
4. In Obsidian: Settings → Tide → paste the key and enter your Site ID
5. Click the Tide icon in the ribbon (or the status bar) to open the publish modal

How publishing works

Tide tracks file changes as you write. When you're ready to publish, click the ribbon icon or the ↑ N indicator in the status bar. A modal shows all changed files — review them, deselect anything you don't want to send, and click Publish.

Background auto-sync (enabled by default) also runs on an interval, pushing any pending changes and pulling updates from other devices automatically.

Settings

Setting	Description
API key	Found in your Sidian dashboard under Settings → API
Site ID	Which Sidian site to sync this vault to
Background auto-sync	Push pending changes and pull on a timer
Sync interval	How often background sync runs (minutes)
Include folders	Only sync these folders (leave blank for all)
Exclude folders	Never sync these folders

Requirements

• Obsidian 1.8.7 or later
• A sidian.app account (free tier available; paid plans for additional storage and features)

Privacy & data

• This plugin connects to sidian.app (a third-party service) to sync and publish your vault.
• Your vault files are transmitted to and stored on sidian.app servers.
• No data is collected or transmitted beyond what is necessary to provide the sync and publishing service.
• See the sidian.app privacy policy for details.

License

MIT