Follow the instructions here: https://quartz.jzhao.xyz/

I won’t be repeating whatever is written there. Please go through it for basic setup. I will talk about my setup here.

I use Cloudflare Pages to deploy the site. It’s free and no relevant limits.

I already had a huge Obsidian vault. I could have used the publish: true filter in Quartz to start publishing notes, but I wanted to see all my public notes in one place and keep a folder structure for my site separately. So I made a folder in my vault, and then updated my quartz scripts to use that folder.

I also added rsync so that my quartz repo is up to date with my content. You can see all the scripts here: https://github.com/sanjeed5/quartz/blob/v4/package.json

Learned about symlink too today. Realized that I don’t know so much. So much to learn… 😊

Also, for my ease, I’ve setup https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands so that I can call these commands directly from Obsidian when I’m done writing.


Emoji on home page from here: https://emojicombos.com/ . Another example below:

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣴⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣦⣄⣀⣤⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡾⠋⠀⣼⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣧⠀⢩⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⠏⠀⠀⢸⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⢉⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⠃⠀⠀⠀⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⢹⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣇⠀⠘⢿⣷⡉⠉⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣀⣠⣴⣾⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⡇⠀⠀⠸⣇⠀⠀⠀⢻⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⡀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣮⡉⢹⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⢀⠀⠁⠀⢻⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣧⠀⠀⠀⢻⡄⠀⠀⠀⢿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠘⡿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⣾⠀⠀⠀⢸⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣦⠀⠀⠈⢿⣄⠀⠀⠈⢷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⢷⡀⠙⢿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⢻⣿⣿⡏⠀⢠⡀⢻⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⡉⢷⡄⠀⠘⢿⣦⡀⠀⠈⢷⡀⠀⠀⠀⢻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣧⠀⠈⢻⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠘⣿⡿⠀⠀⣸⠀⣸⡇⠀⠀⢸⡇⠈⢷⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⢺⣇⠀⠙⢦⣄⠈⢷⡹⢦⡀⠈⣷⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣇⠀⠀⠹⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣸⡇⠀⠀⡯⢠⣿⢿⡄⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠈⠛⠶⣦⣄⣀⣹⣿⡓⠳⠎⠛⠲⠿⢦⣽⣶⣼⣇⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⡄⠀⠀⢻⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⢠⣿⠀⠀⠀⡇⣼⠏⠀⠻⣆⢘⣧⣴⠖⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠉⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡁⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣷⠀⠀⠈⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⣼⡟⠀⠀⠀⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠙⠳⠥⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣠⣤⣤⣼⡇⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⡇⠀⠀⡟⢿⣆⠀⠀⠀
⢀⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⡤⢶⣾⣿⣿⣏⡹⠿⣇⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣧⠀⠀⣧⠸⣿⡀⠀⠀
⢸⣿⢣⠀⠀⠀⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣯⠵⠶⠛⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⠀⠀⣿⠀⣿⣧⠀⠀
⣸⡏⢹⠀⠀⠀⢿⡇⠀⠀⠀⣠⣤⣶⣾⣿⣻⣿⡿⠖⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⢀⠀⣀⠀⢸⡀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡆⠀⡿⢰⡏⣿⡀⠀
⣿⡇⢸⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⢀⣴⣟⣡⡽⠟⠛⠋⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⡆⠸⣗⠻⠗⠻⠇⢸⡇⣸⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⡇⢸⠇⢸⣧⠀
⣿⡅⠘⣇⠀⠀⠀⣿⡘⠛⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⡇⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⢠⣃⡿⠀⠀⣿⠀
⣿⢷⡀⢹⡄⠀⠀⢹⡇⠀⠀⣸⡆⠶⠄⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⡶⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣧⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠘⣼⠃⠀⠀⢻⡄
⣿⠈⣧⠈⢷⠀⠀⠈⣿⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⠴⠖⢚⣩⠽⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⠀⣰⠏⠀⠀⠀⢼⡇
⣿⠀⠘⣇⠘⣧⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠛⠷⠖⠒⠒⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣴⢁⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡿⢰⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡄
⣿⡄⠀⠘⣦⠘⣇⠀⠈⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣴⠾⠋⢀⣽⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢨⡷⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀
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⠀⢿⡆⠀⠀⡈⢳⣄⠱⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣽⠉⠉⢉⣉⠙⢿⣉⠉⠻⣿⡿⠋⢀⣠⠖⠋⠁⠀⣾⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡟⠀⠀
⠀⠈⢿⡄⠐⣧⠀⠙⢦⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣆⠀⠀⠙⢦⣀⠉⠳⢤⣘⣧⠶⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⣰⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⠿⠃⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⠟⠁⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠈⢿⣄⢿⣧⡀⠀⠛⢦⣄⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣷⣄⡀⠀⠉⠳⠶⣶⠞⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣾⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣴⡏⠁⠀⠀⢀⣠⡴⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣾⣿⣛⣦⣄⠀⠈⠛⠲⠦⣄⣿⡇⠈⠙⠛⠶⠶⢶⣿⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣯⣀⣀⣤⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⡛⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣻⣷⣄⣙⡛⠶⠦⣤⣤⣄⣸⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⢠⠏⣻⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

If you don’t know, this is from a fun anime called Spy x Family.


Random quartz tidbits

if you a have a tag #exampletag you can use [linktext](./tags/exampletag) to make use of the tags url that quartz builds.

Directly using the tags makes the page think that the tag applies to your page which might not be intended. E.g. using #music tag on my homepage doesn’t mean my homepage is a music page. It also makes the tags appear at the top of the home page.