LiveSync is powerful — self-hosting often isn’t.
No Docker setup. No reverse-proxy fights. No broken Git merges on your phone. EiraSync gives you a ready setup URI: paste, sync, done.
Your synced vault in 2 minutes
From account to live sync
No Docker, no reverse proxy — three short steps and you’re ready.
01
Create a vault
In the dashboard — self-service, no server admin.
02
Copy the setup URI
Show it once, save the passphrase.
03
Paste into LiveSync
Obsidian → Self-hosted LiveSync — and sync is running.
Ready — sync is live
Typically under two minutes from account to first note.
Pricing
One paid plan. Trial without a card. Checkout via Polar (merchant of record). Early bird = discount code on the annual plan.
What’s included
Trial and paid differ mainly in vault count — the rest is the same stack.
| Feature | Trial | Paid (monthly / annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Vaults | 1 | Up to 3 |
| Storage | 3 GB | 3 GB (shared) |
| Devices | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| E2EE / zero-knowledge | Yes | Yes |
| EU data plane (Hetzner DE) | Yes | Yes |
| Realtime LiveSync | Yes | Yes |
| Document limit | 10 MB / doc | 10 MB / doc |
| Self-service setup URI | Yes | Yes |
| Customer portal (billing) | — | Yes (Polar) |
Annual: €36 instead of 12×€5 (€60) — 40% cheaper.
Sync options at a glance
Technical comparison — third-party details and pricing: see footnotes.
| Criterion | No sync | Cloud drivesiCloud / Drive | Obsidian Sync | Self-hosted LiveSync | EiraSync |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Realtime / near-realtime | No | Often delayed / conflict-prone | Yes | Yes | Yes (LiveSync) |
| E2EE / zero-knowledge | — | No (provider can see files) | Yes1 | Yes (plugin) | Yes (plugin; server sees ciphertext) |
| EU data plane | — | Typically outside EU / vendor cloud | Primarily USA2 | Your choice | Hetzner DE |
| Setup effort | None | Low | Low | High (CouchDB, TLS, …) | Low (setup URI) |
| Run your own server | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Official Obsidian product | — | — | Yes | No (OSS plugin) | No (hosting for LiveSync) |
| Conflicts / merge pain | — | Often (file sync, incl. .obsidian) | Rare with correct setup | Rare with correct setup | Same as LiveSync |
| Price (as of 2026) | €0 | Often bundled | From $4/month3 | Infra cost | 14-day trial · then €5/month or €36/year |
FAQ
- What is EiraSync?
- EiraSync is managed hosting for the official Obsidian Self-hosted LiveSync plugin: private E2EE sync in the EU, without running your own CouchDB server.
- Can I sync large files?
- LiveSync chunks files. Max ~10 MB per CouchDB document (incl. E2EE overhead). Huge videos belong in object storage — not in the vault.
- What happens after the trial?
- Without a subscription, write sync later becomes read-only, then purge. Local Markdown in Obsidian stays on your device. No vendor lock-in.
- Is this an official Obsidian product?
- No. EiraSync is an independent hosting provider for the open-source Self-hosted LiveSync plugin.
- How do I start?
- Sign in with a magic link → 14-day trial (1 vault). Upgrade in the dashboard to monthly (€5) or annual (€36, −40% vs 12× monthly).
- Monthly vs annual?
- Same paid plan (up to 3 vaults, 3 GB, unlimited devices). Annual is €36/year instead of 12×€5 — about 40% savings.
- Can I cancel?
- Yes, via the Polar customer portal in the dashboard. Access lasts until period end; then the lifecycle applies (later read-only → purge). Local files stay.
- Where is my data?
- Sync data plane: Hetzner in Germany. Control plane (auth, metadata): Supabase Frankfurt. Vault contents are E2EE — we never see plaintext.
- Do I need a special Obsidian plugin?
- The official community plugin “Self-hosted LiveSync”. No companion plugin needed for the MVP.
- What is early bird / founding?
- Not a separate product — a Polar discount code on the annual plan (target ~€29/year). Details at launch.
- Payment and invoices?
- Checkout and invoices run through Polar (merchant of record). You manage subscription and payment methods in the customer portal.
Stay in the loop
Optional for launch updates. To start syncing, sign in is enough.