I am looking to adjust my workflow and considering Devonthink. It is an excellent piece of software (and quite frankly overkill for my needs). I am wondering if there is a better option that I can leverage my DS918+ before I spend the money on more software.
What I am trying to do:
-have all my data in one area that is searchable, most of which is OCR'd PDFs
-use obsidian for notes and link to files as needed (this gets a bit complex since I use macOS/iOS/iPadOS in my home life, but work is PC.....obsidian only syncs with iCloud folder)
Current setup and what I have tried:
-all files are in Synology drive, all are searchable
-my obsidian vault lies in iCloud, but I can get it to sync to dropbox, which then can get pulled down to my Synology drive (since obsidian doesn't support webdav, only way I could figure out to get my obsidian vault/files to Synology)
-this makes all my data searchable in Synology drive which is decent
-limitations of this set up"
-difficult to tag (aka if you do it on any iOS/Mac device it doesn't pull through to drive, if I tag in drive its not viewable in obsidian etc)
-linking files to my obsidian vault doesn't seem possible
-while tagging isn't absolutely crucial and workaround such as tags in the filename might be workable, without being able to link to the files in obsidian (or other note taking app) I'm not sure its worth the hassle
Considerating/trying right now:
-devonthink is excellent, I just hate that the database is local and not on my server
-with devonthinks sync store I can use webdav on Synology and sync to all my iOS devices and this works well, and devonthink lets me "index" the files of my obsidian vault which effectively makes them all searchable within obsidian as well
I appreciate any input into my workflow (or if you need clarifications please let me know!). I have previously tried to setup a system such as Mayan but had difficulty and unable to get it to run in docker. Also while I do have a few things running on Synology docker (ocrmypdf, calibre and calibreweb), I do have concerns about database loss and maintaining the server. Honestly data preservation and "just working" are probably more important than all else.
TIA.
What I am trying to do:
-have all my data in one area that is searchable, most of which is OCR'd PDFs
-use obsidian for notes and link to files as needed (this gets a bit complex since I use macOS/iOS/iPadOS in my home life, but work is PC.....obsidian only syncs with iCloud folder)
Current setup and what I have tried:
-all files are in Synology drive, all are searchable
-my obsidian vault lies in iCloud, but I can get it to sync to dropbox, which then can get pulled down to my Synology drive (since obsidian doesn't support webdav, only way I could figure out to get my obsidian vault/files to Synology)
-this makes all my data searchable in Synology drive which is decent
-limitations of this set up"
-difficult to tag (aka if you do it on any iOS/Mac device it doesn't pull through to drive, if I tag in drive its not viewable in obsidian etc)
-linking files to my obsidian vault doesn't seem possible
-while tagging isn't absolutely crucial and workaround such as tags in the filename might be workable, without being able to link to the files in obsidian (or other note taking app) I'm not sure its worth the hassle
Considerating/trying right now:
-devonthink is excellent, I just hate that the database is local and not on my server
-with devonthinks sync store I can use webdav on Synology and sync to all my iOS devices and this works well, and devonthink lets me "index" the files of my obsidian vault which effectively makes them all searchable within obsidian as well
I appreciate any input into my workflow (or if you need clarifications please let me know!). I have previously tried to setup a system such as Mayan but had difficulty and unable to get it to run in docker. Also while I do have a few things running on Synology docker (ocrmypdf, calibre and calibreweb), I do have concerns about database loss and maintaining the server. Honestly data preservation and "just working" are probably more important than all else.
TIA.