Prerequisites
- An Obsidian account. If you don’t have one, sign up at obsidian.md.
- An active Obsidian Publish subscription. Subscribe from your account dashboard.
Set up your site
Log in to your Obsidian account
- Open Settings.
- In the sidebar, select General.
- Under Account → Your account, select Log in.
- Enter your email and password, then click Login.
Open the Publish changes panel
You can open Publish in three ways:
- Command palette
- Ribbon
- Hotkey
- Open the Command palette (
Ctrl+P/Cmd+P). - Type
Publish. - Select Publish: Publish changes…
Create a new site
- In the Publish changes panel, click Switch site if you already have an existing site, or proceed directly if this is your first.
- In Site ID, enter a unique identifier for your site. For example, entering
my-notesmakes your site available atpublish.obsidian.md/my-notes. - Click Create.
The number of sites you can have at the same time depends on your Obsidian Publish subscription tier.
Set a site name
- In the Publish changes panel, click Change site options (the cog icon).
- Under General, enter a name in the Site name field.
- Click Save site settings.
Next steps
Publish content
Learn how to update, unpublish, and manage linked notes and attachments.
Customize your site
Set a home page, configure navigation, and apply custom CSS.
Custom domains
Serve your site from a domain you own instead of the default Obsidian URL.
Social media link previews
Customize how your pages appear when shared on social networks.