Local-first team collaboration for Obsidian
Relay brings real-time collaboration to Obsidian while keeping your knowledge under your control.
Share folders, not vaults — collaborate with your team while maintaining your personal knowledge system exactly how you want it.
Relay is a collaboration layer for Obsidian that enables:
- Real-time collaboration with live cursors and conflict-free editing
- Selective sharing of specific folders while keeping personal notes private
- Offline-first sync using CRDT technology for seamless merging
- Local-first architecture that respects your data sovereignty
- Website: relay.md
- Documentation: relay.md/docs
- Releases: relay.md/relay/releases
You can find our open source code in the no-instructions organization:
- Relay Plugin - The Relay Obsidian plugin
- Relay Server - Self-hostable relay server
- Relay Server - Templates for self-hosting a Relay Server
Visit relay.md to start collaborating. Free tier available for small teams.
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