> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Obsidian Publish

> Host your notes as a public website — a wiki, knowledge base, documentation site, or digital garden — directly from your Obsidian vault.

[Obsidian Publish](https://obsidian.md/publish) is a cloud-based hosting service that lets you publish your notes as a website. Select the notes you want to share, press **Publish**, and your site is live at `publish.obsidian.md/your-site`.

You're already looking at a site built with Obsidian Publish — the Obsidian Help documentation runs on Publish. You can browse the source vault on [GitHub](https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-docs).

## What you can build

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  <Card title="Wiki or knowledge base" icon="book-open">
    Share interconnected notes with graph view, backlinks, and search — ideal for teams or public reference material.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Documentation site" icon="file-lines">
    Publish structured documentation with a navigation sidebar, table of contents, and custom domain.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Digital garden" icon="seedling">
    Share notes-in-progress and evolving ideas with readers as your thinking develops.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Blog or journal" icon="pen-nib">
    Publish dated entries and long-form writing without needing a separate blogging platform.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Key features

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  <Accordion title="Custom domains">
    Serve your Publish site from your own domain (e.g., `notes.mysite.com`) using Cloudflare or a reverse proxy. See [Custom domains](/publish/custom-domains).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Password protection">
    Restrict access to your entire site with a password. Useful for sharing drafts privately before going public. See [Security and privacy](/publish/security).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="SEO and social sharing">
    Publish sites are automatically indexed by search engines with a sitemap at `/sitemap.xml`. Customize page descriptions and social preview images using note properties. See [Customize your site](/publish/customize-site).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Analytics">
    Connect Google Analytics, Plausible, Fathom, or any analytics service to track traffic on your site. Requires a custom domain. See [Customize your site](/publish/customize-site).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Custom CSS and JavaScript">
    Style your site with a `publish.css` file. Add interactivity or third-party scripts via `publish.js`. Community themes can also be applied. See [Customize your site](/publish/customize-site).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Collaboration">
    Invite other Obsidian users to publish and update content on your site. Only the site owner needs a Publish subscription. See [Security and privacy](/publish/security).
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Get started

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  <Card title="Set up Obsidian Publish" icon="rocket" href="/publish/setup">
    Create your first site and publish your initial notes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Publish content" icon="upload" href="/publish/publish-content">
    Learn how to select, publish, update, and unpublish notes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Customize your site" icon="palette" href="/publish/customize-site">
    Configure appearance, navigation, analytics, and SEO.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Custom domains" icon="globe" href="/publish/custom-domains">
    Serve your site from your own domain using Cloudflare or a proxy.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Security and privacy" icon="lock" href="/publish/security">
    Password-protect your site and manage collaborator access.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>