In this guide, you'll enable [[Introduction to Obsidian Publish|Obsidian Publish]] for your vault, create a site, and publish your notes to it. ## Prerequisites - An Obsidian account. If you don't have one, [sign up now](https://obsidian.md/auth?returnto=%2Faccount%2Fpublish#signup). - An active Obsidian Publish subscription. If you don't have one, subscribe from [your account dashboard](https://obsidian.md/account/publish). ## Log in with your Obsidian account 1. Open **Settings**. 2. In the sidebar, select **General**. 3. Under **Account → Your account**, select **Log in**. 4. In **Email**, enter your email. 5. In **Password**, enter your password. 6. Click **Login**. ## Enable Obsidian Publish 1. Open **Settings**. 2. In the sidebar, select **Core plugins**. 3. Enable **Publish**. ### Open Publish You can access Publish through the following options: the command palette, a hotkey, or the ribbon. #### Open via Command palette > [!info] This option requires the [[Command palette]] core plugin to be enabled. **Desktop/Tablet** ![[lucide-monitor-check.svg#icon]] 1. Open the **Command palette** ( ![[lucide-terminal.svg#icon]] ). 2. Type "Publish". 3. Select the **Publish: Publish changes...** option. The **Publish changes** window will appear in a new pop-up. **Mobile** ![[obsidian-smartphone.svg#icon]] 1. Open the [[Ribbon]] ( ![[lucide-menu.svg#icon]] ). 2. Open the **Command palette** ( ![[lucide-terminal.svg#icon]] ). 3. Type "Publish". 4. Select the **Publish: Publish changes...** option. The **Publish changes** menu will appear as a slide-up. #### Open via hotkey 1. Open **Settings**. 2. In the **Options** category, select **Hotkeys**. 3. In the hotkey search bar, type "Publish". 4. Next to **Publish: Publish changes...**, assign your preferred hotkey. 5. Close **Settings**. 6. Use your hotkey to open **Publish changes**. #### Open via ribbon You can also access Obsidian Publish via the [[ribbon]]. **Desktop/Tablet** ![[lucide-monitor-check.svg#icon]] 1. Open the left [[Sidebar]] ( ![[obsidian-icon-side-bar-left.svg#icon]] ). 2. Select the **Publish changes** ( ![[lucide-send.svg#icon]] ) icon. The **Publish changes** window will appear in a new pop-up. **Mobile** ![[obsidian-smartphone.svg#icon]] 1. Open the [[Ribbon]] ( ![[lucide-menu.svg#icon]] ). 2. Select the **Publish changes** ( ![[lucide-send.svg#icon]] ) icon. The **Publish changes** menu will appear as a slide-up. ## Create a new site 1. [[#Open Publish]] 2. In **Site ID**, enter the path you want for your site. For example, a site with the ID `my-amazing-site` is available from `publish.obsidian.md/my-amazing-site`. 3. Select **Create**. ### Set a site name 1. [[#Open Publish]] 2. Select **Change site options** ( ![[lucide-cog.svg#icon]] ). 3. In **Site name**, under **General**, enter the name of your site. 4. Select **Save site settings**. > [!abstract] **Further reading**: [[Manage sites]], [[Customize your site]] ## Select notes to publish 1. [[#Open Publish]] 2. Select **NEW** to view all the notes you haven’t published yet. 3. Choose the notes you want to publish. 4. Select **Publish**. > [!abstract] **Further reading**: [[Publish your content]], [[Obsidian Publish/Security and privacy|Security and privacy]], [[Publish limitations|Publish limitations]] You've configured an Obsidian Publish site and published your first notes. Head over to the site address you configured earlier in this guide, and start sharing it with your readers. ## Next steps Now that you've published your first notes, you might want to: - Set up a custom domain for your site: [[Custom domains]] - Learn about advanced site customization: [[Customize your site]] - Find out how to add social media cards: [[Social media link previews]]