Your synced vault in 2 minutes
From account to live sync
No Docker, no reverse proxy — three short steps, then 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 the sync is running.
Ready — sync is live
Typically under two minutes from account to first note.
Sync options at a glance
Technical overview — third-party details and pricing: see footnotes.
| Criterion | EiraSync | Cloud drivesiCloud / Drive | Self-hosted LiveSync | Obsidian Sync |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Realtime / near-realtime | Yes(LiveSync) | Often delayed / conflict-prone | Yes | Yes |
| E2EE / zero-knowledge | Yes(plugin; server sees ciphertext) | No(provider can see files) | Yes(plugin) | Yes1 |
| EU data plane | Hetzner DE | Typically outside EU / vendor cloud | Your choice | Primarily USA2 |
| Storage & file limit | 3 GB (shared across up to 3 vaults)Max. 10 MB / file (incl. encryption overhead) | Plan-dependentOften 5–15 GB free, high file limit | Hardware-dependentFreely configurable (CouchDB) | 1 GB to 10 GBMax. 5 MB to 200 MB / file4 |
| Setup effort | Low (setup URI) | Low | High (CouchDB, TLS, …) | Low |
| Own hosting effort | No | No | Yes | No |
| Official Obsidian product | No(hosting for LiveSync) | No(OSS plugin) | Yes | |
| Conflicts / merge pain | Same as LiveSync | Often (file sync, incl. .obsidian) | Rare with correct setup | Rare with correct setup |
| Price (as of 2026) | 14-day trial, then 36€/year(3€/month) | Often bundled | Infra cost | From $4/month3 |
- 1. Obsidian Sync — Security and privacy (official docs) Source
- 2. Obsidian Sync hosts sync data primarily in the USA per official docs (e.g. DigitalOcean). EiraSync: data plane on Hetzner in Germany. Source
- 3. Current Obsidian Sync pricing: see Obsidian’s site (may change). Source
- 4. Obsidian Sync Standard plan: 1 GB storage, max. 5 MB per file. Plus plan: 10 GB storage, max. 200 MB per file. Source
Pricing
One simple plan, full focus. Try 14 days, cancel anytime.
Premium
€36€29
per year · ≈€2.42/month
Up to 3 vaults · 3 GB (shared) · unlimited devices
Use code EARLYBIRD29 at checkout (applied automatically).
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 (Paddle) |
Early Bird: €29 instead of €36 — 52% cheaper.
FAQ
Got questions? Here are the key answers regarding setup and security.
No. You get a setup URI from us. Simply install the plugin in Obsidian, paste the link, and your sync is running.
On dedicated servers at Hetzner in Germany. We don’t use US cloud providers to guarantee maximum data protection.
No. Through true end-to-end encryption (E2EE), only unreadable ciphertext leaves your device. The key always stays with you.
No. The 14-day trial is completely risk-free, requires absolutely no payment details, and does not automatically convert into a paid subscription.
Nothing. Obsidian stores all files locally as Markdown on your device anyway. You only lose the EiraSync connection while keeping 100% of your data.
No. It is an independent hosting service for Europe built on top of the proven open-source technology of Self-hosted LiveSync.
Have more technical questions?
In our full documentation FAQ we explain limits, compaction, and the exact E2EE flow.
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