> ## 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.

# Set up Obsidian Publish

> Enable Obsidian Publish, create a site, and publish your first notes — step by step.

This guide walks you through enabling Obsidian Publish, creating a site, and publishing your first notes.

## Prerequisites

* An Obsidian account. If you don't have one, [sign up at obsidian.md](https://obsidian.md/auth?returnto=%2Faccount%2Fpublish#signup).
* An active Obsidian Publish subscription. Subscribe from your [account dashboard](https://obsidian.md/account/publish).

## Set up your site

<Steps>
  <Step title="Log in to your Obsidian account">
    1. Open **Settings**.
    2. In the sidebar, select **General**.
    3. Under **Account → Your account**, select **Log in**.
    4. Enter your email and password, then click **Login**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enable the Publish core plugin">
    1. Open **Settings**.
    2. In the sidebar, select **Core plugins**.
    3. Enable **Publish**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the Publish changes panel">
    You can open Publish in three ways:

    <Tabs>
      <Tab title="Command palette">
        1. Open the **Command palette** (`Ctrl+P` / `Cmd+P`).
        2. Type `Publish`.
        3. Select **Publish: Publish changes...**

        On mobile, open the Ribbon first, then the Command palette.
      </Tab>

      <Tab title="Ribbon">
        On desktop or tablet, open the left sidebar and click the **Publish changes** icon.

        On mobile, open the Ribbon and tap the **Publish changes** icon.
      </Tab>

      <Tab title="Hotkey">
        1. Open **Settings → Hotkeys**.
        2. Search for `Publish`.
        3. Assign a hotkey to **Publish: Publish changes...**
        4. Use that hotkey to open the panel at any time.
      </Tab>
    </Tabs>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a new site">
    1. In the **Publish changes** panel, click **Switch site** if you already have an existing site, or proceed directly if this is your first.
    2. In **Site ID**, enter a unique identifier for your site. For example, entering `my-notes` makes your site available at `publish.obsidian.md/my-notes`.
    3. Click **Create**.

    <Note>
      The number of sites you can have at the same time depends on your Obsidian Publish subscription tier.
    </Note>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set a site name">
    1. In the **Publish changes** panel, click **Change site options** (the cog icon).
    2. Under **General**, enter a name in the **Site name** field.
    3. Click **Save site settings**.

    The site name appears as the title of your published site.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Publish your first notes">
    1. In the **Publish changes** panel, select **NEW** to see all notes that haven't been published yet.
    2. Select the notes you want to publish.
    3. Click **Publish**.

    Your notes are now live at your site address.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Publish content" icon="upload" href="/publish/publish-content">
    Learn how to update, unpublish, and manage linked notes and attachments.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Customize your site" icon="palette" href="/publish/customize-site">
    Set a home page, configure navigation, and apply custom CSS.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Custom domains" icon="globe" href="/publish/custom-domains">
    Serve your site from a domain you own instead of the default Obsidian URL.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Social media link previews" icon="share-nodes" href="/publish/customize-site#social-media-link-previews">
    Customize how your pages appear when shared on social networks.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>