Using Quartz to publish notes online

Exported on 5/30/2025 at 09:25:56 GMT+5:30 from Cursor (0.50.5)

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can you create and do everything for it : )

Cursor

I’ll help you set up Quartz, which is a fantastic static site generator for publishing your notes! Let me start by exploring the current workspace and then set up everything for you.

Perfect! We have a clean workspace to work with. Let me set up Quartz for you. I’ll follow the official setup process:

Great! Now let me install the dependencies and set up Quartz:

It looks like Node.js/npm isn’t installed. Let me check if we have it and install if needed:

Let me install Node.js using Homebrew (which is the standard package manager for macOS):

Perfect! Homebrew is installed. Let me install Node.js:

Great! Node.js is now installed. Let’s verify it’s working and then install the Quartz dependencies:

Perfect! Now let’s install the Quartz dependencies:

Excellent! Now let’s set up Quartz by creating the initial content structure. Let me check what files are available and run the setup:

Perfect! Let me check the content directory to see what’s already there:

Now let’s run the Quartz setup script to initialize everything properly:

Great! Now let’s create some sample content to demonstrate how Quartz works. Let me add some example markdown files:

# Welcome to My Digital Garden 🌱
 
Welcome to my personal knowledge base built with [Quartz](https://quartz.jzhao.xyz/)! This is a free alternative to Obsidian Publish that transforms your markdown notes into a beautiful, navigable website.
 
## What you'll find here
 
- 📝 **Notes**: My thoughts, learnings, and insights
- 🔗 **Connected Knowledge**: Links between ideas and concepts
- 🌿 **Growing Content**: This garden grows over time
 
## Featured Pages
 
- [[Getting Started with Quartz]]
- [[Digital Gardening Philosophy]]
- [[Markdown Tips and Tricks]]
 
## About This Site
 
This site is built with Quartz v4, a static site generator that:
- Transforms markdown into beautiful websites
- Supports bidirectional links
- Provides full-text search
- Works great with Obsidian vaults
- Is completely free and open source
 
Feel free to explore and discover connections between ideas!
 
---
 
*Last updated: {{< date >}}*

# Getting Started with Quartz
 
Quartz is a powerful static site generator designed specifically for creating digital gardens from your markdown notes. Here's everything you need to know to get started!
 
## What is Quartz?
 
Quartz v4 is a set of tools that helps you publish your digital garden and notes as a website. For those coming from Obsidian, it's like a free, open-source alternative to Obsidian Publish.
 
## Key Features
 
- **🔗 Bidirectional Links**: Create connections between your notes with `[[wiki-links]]`
- **🔍 Full-text Search**: Find content across your entire garden
- **📱 Mobile Responsive**: Looks great on all devices  
- **⚡ Fast Loading**: Static site generation for optimal performance
- **🎨 Customizable**: Themes, layouts, and components you can modify
- **📊 Graph View**: Visualize connections between your notes
 
## Installation
 
1. **Prerequisites**: Node.js (v18+) and Git
2. **Clone**: `git clone https://github.com/jackyzha0/quartz.git`
3. **Install**: `npm install`
4. **Create**: `npx quartz create`
5. **Build & Serve**: `npx quartz build --serve`
 
## Writing Content
 
### Basic Markdown
All standard markdown syntax works:
- Headers with `#`
- **Bold** and *italic* text
- Lists and checkboxes
- Code blocks and inline `code`
 
### Wiki Links
Link to other pages using double brackets:
- `[[Page Name]]` - links to "Page Name.md"
- `[[Page Name|Custom Text]]` - custom link text
- `[[folder/Page Name]]` - link to pages in subfolders
 
### Tags
Use tags to categorize your content:
```yaml
---
tags:
  - productivity
  - note-taking
  - digital-garden
---

Next Steps

Useful Commands

npx quartz build - Build your site
npx quartz build --serve - Build and serve locally
npx quartz sync - Sync content changes
npx quartz update - Update Quartz to latest version

Happy gardening! 🌱


```markdown
---
tags:
  - philosophy
  - digital-garden
  - knowledge-management
---

# Digital Gardening Philosophy

Digital gardening is a different way of thinking about creating and sharing knowledge online. Unlike traditional blogging, digital gardens are:

## Core Principles

### 🌱 **Growth Over Perfection**
- Content is allowed to be incomplete and evolving
- Ideas can be planted as seeds and grown over time
- No pressure to publish "finished" thoughts

### 🔗 **Connections Over Categories** 
- Knowledge is interconnected, not hierarchical
- Links between ideas are as important as the ideas themselves
- Serendipitous discovery through exploration

### 🚀 **Learning in Public**
- Share your thinking process, not just conclusions
- Document questions and uncertainties
- Build knowledge collaboratively

### 🏡 **Personal Spaces**
- Reflect your unique way of thinking
- Organize content in ways that make sense to you
- Create your own knowledge architecture

## The Garden Metaphor

| Traditional Blog | Digital Garden |
|-----------------|----------------|
| Articles | Notes |
| Published | Planted |
| Chronological | Topical |
| Finished | Growing |
| Authoritative | Exploratory |

## Benefits

- **Reduced Publishing Anxiety**: No need for perfect, polished posts
- **Compound Learning**: Ideas build on each other over time
- **Better Retention**: Writing helps consolidate understanding
- **Knowledge Sharing**: Others can benefit from your learning journey

## Tools for Digital Gardening

Popular tools include:
- **Obsidian** + Quartz (this setup!)
- Notion
- Roam Research
- LogSeq
- TiddlyWiki

## Getting Started

1. Start small - create a few interconnected notes
2. Don't worry about organization initially
3. Link liberally between ideas
4. Update and expand over time
5. Share your garden with others

## Further Reading

- [[Getting Started with Quartz]]
- [[Markdown Tips and Tricks]]
- [The Garden and the Stream](https://hapgood.us/2015/10/17/the-garden-and-the-stream-a-technopastoral/) by Mike Caulfield

Remember: Your garden is uniquely yours. There's no wrong way to tend it! 🌿

---
tags:
  - markdown
  - tutorial
  - formatting
---
 
# Markdown Tips and Tricks
 
This page covers advanced markdown techniques that work particularly well with Quartz. Master these to make your digital garden more engaging and functional!
 
## Basic Formatting
 
### Text Styling
- **Bold text** with `**bold**`
- *Italic text* with `*italic*`
- ***Bold and italic*** with `***bold and italic***`
- ~~Strikethrough~~ with `~~strikethrough~~`
- `Inline code` with backticks
 
### Lists and Checkboxes
- Bullet points with `-` or `*`
- Numbered lists with `1.`
- [ ] Unchecked checkbox
- [x] Checked checkbox
 
## Advanced Quartz Features
 
### Wiki Links
```markdown
[[Page Name]]                    # Basic link
[[Page Name|Custom Display]]     # Custom link text
[[folder/Page Name]]             # Link to subfolder

Callouts and Admonitions

Information

This is an info callout that stands out

Warning

Be careful with this approach

Pro Tip

This will save you time!

Code Blocks with Syntax Highlighting

function buildGarden() {
  console.log("Growing your digital garden...");
  return "🌱";
}

def digital_garden():
    return "Perfect for knowledge sharing!"

Tables

Feature	Supported	Notes
Wiki Links	✅	Full support
Backlinks	✅	Automatic
Graph View	✅	Visual connections
Search	✅	Full-text
Mobile	✅	Responsive design

Math Support

Inline math: $E = m c^{2}$

Block math:

\int_{- \infty}^{\infty} e^{- x^{2}} d x = π

Images and Media

Local Images

![Alt text](./images/diagram.png)

Web Images

![Quartz Logo](https://quartz.jzhao.xyz/static/icon.png)

Special Quartz Syntax

Dates

---
date: 2024-01-15
modified: 2024-01-20
---

Organization Tips

Folder Structure

content/
├── index.md              # Home page
├── daily/                # Daily notes
├── projects/             # Project notes
├── concepts/             # Core concepts
└── resources/            # References

Linking Strategy

Use descriptive link text
Create hub pages for major topics
Link frequently between related concepts
Don’t over-organize initially

Useful Shortcuts

Cmd/Ctrl + K - Quick link insertion (in Obsidian)
[[ + Tab - Link completion
# - Tag suggestions

Best Practices

Start Writing: Don’t overthink the structure
Link Liberally: Create connections between ideas
Use Descriptive Titles: Make them searchable
Regular Maintenance: Update and expand notes
Embrace Imperfection: Gardens grow over time

Custom Domain Setup

Purchase a domain (Namecheap, Google Domains, etc.)
Configure DNS to point to your hosting provider
Update baseUrl in quartz.config.ts:
```
baseUrl: "yourdomain.com"
```

Automation Workflows

Obsidian → GitHub → Auto-publish

Store your Obsidian vault in Git
Use Obsidian Git plugin for automatic syncing
GitHub Actions deploys changes automatically

Local → Git → Deploy

# Daily workflow
npx quartz sync    # Sync content changes
git add .
git commit -m "Update garden"
git push           # Triggers auto-deployment

Performance Tips

Optimize images: Compress before adding to your garden
Use CDN: For better global performance
Enable caching: Most hosts do this automatically
Monitor size: Keep individual pages reasonable

SEO Considerations

Essential Meta Tags

---
title: Your Page Title
description: A brief description of the page content
tags: [relevant, keywords]
---

Site Configuration

Update quartz.config.ts:

analytics: {
  provider: "google", // or "plausible"
  tagId: "G-XXXXXXXXXX"
}

Backup Strategies

Git repositories: Primary backup
Export options: Regular markdown exports
Multiple platforms: Consider mirroring to multiple hosts

Legal Considerations

License: Add a license for your content
Privacy: Include privacy policy if using analytics
Attribution: Credit sources and inspirations

Maintenance

Regular Tasks

Update Quartz: npx quartz update
Review broken links
Update outdated content
Monitor analytics and performance

Content Strategy

Write consistently, even if briefly
Link new content to existing notes
Review and update popular pages
Gather feedback from readers

Advanced Features

Custom CSS

Create quartz/styles/custom.scss for personalization:

// Custom garden styling
.page-title {
  color: #2d5016;
}

Plugins

Explore community plugins for additional functionality

Troubleshooting

Common issues and solutions:

Build failures: Check Node.js version compatibility
Broken links: Use consistent file naming
Slow builds: Optimize image sizes, reduce plugin usage
Missing pages: Verify file extensions and frontmatter

📁 Project Structure

Quartz-Obsi/
├── content/                 # Your markdown content
│   ├── index.md            # Home page
│   ├── Getting Started with Quartz.md
│   ├── Digital Gardening Philosophy.md
│   ├── Markdown Tips and Tricks.md
│   └── Publishing Your Garden.md
├── quartz/                 # Quartz engine (don't modify)
├── quartz.config.ts        # Site configuration
├── quartz.layout.ts        # Layout configuration
└── package.json           # Dependencies

✨ Features

🔗 Bidirectional Links: Connect ideas with [[wiki-links]]
🔍 Full-text Search: Find content across your garden
📱 Mobile Responsive: Looks great on all devices
⚡ Fast Loading: Static site generation
🎨 Customizable: Themes and layouts
📊 Graph View: Visualize connections
🏷️ Tags: Organize and categorize content

🖋️ Writing Content

Basic Markdown

All standard markdown syntax is supported, plus:

Wiki-style links: [[Page Name]]
Tags in frontmatter: tags: [tag1, tag2]
Callouts: > [!info] This is important
Math equations: $E = mc^2$

Example Note

---
tags:
  - example
  - tutorial
date: 2024-01-15
---
 
# My Example Note
 
This is a note that links to [[Another Note]].
 
> [!tip] Pro Tip
> 
> Use wiki links to connect your ideas!

🔧 Customization

Site Configuration

Edit quartz.config.ts to customize:

Site title and description
Base URL
Theme colors
Analytics
Plugins

Styling

Create custom CSS in quartz/styles/custom.scss

🌐 Publishing

GitHub Pages (Free)

Push to GitHub
Enable GitHub Pages
Set up deployment workflow

Other Options

Netlify
Vercel
Custom hosting

See Publishing Your Garden for detailed instructions.

📚 Learning Resources

🤝 Contributing

Feel free to suggest improvements or report issues!

📄 License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.

Happy gardening! 🌿✨


Finally, let's create a sample GitHub Actions workflow for automatic deployment:

```yaml
name: Deploy Quartz site to GitHub Pages

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
  workflow_dispatch:

permissions:
  contents: read
  pages: write
  id-token: write

concurrency:
  group: "pages"
  cancel-in-progress: false

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history for git info

      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: 20

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci

      - name: Build Quartz site
        run: npx quartz build

      - name: Upload artifact
        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
        with:
          path: public

  deploy:
    environment:
      name: github-pages
      url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    needs: build
    steps:
      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
        id: deployment
        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4

Perfect! Let me show you what we’ve accomplished. Let me check that the server is still running and working:

Perfect! 🎉 I’ve successfully set up everything for you! Here’s what we’ve accomplished:

✅ Complete Quartz Setup - Everything Done!

🔧 What I’ve Set Up:

Installed Node.js via Homebrew
Cloned Quartz from the official repository
Configured the project with custom settings
Created a full digital garden with interconnected content
Set up automation for GitHub Pages deployment

📚 Content Created:

Your digital garden now includes:

Home page with navigation and introduction
Getting Started with Quartz - Complete setup guide
Digital Gardening Philosophy - Core concepts and principles
Markdown Tips and Tricks - Advanced formatting guide
Publishing Your Garden - Deployment and hosting options

All pages are interconnected with wiki-style links [[Page Name]] showing the power of digital gardening!

🌐 Running Live:

Your site is currently running at http://localhost:8080 - you can visit it right now to explore your digital garden!

🚀 Ready for Publishing:

I’ve also set up:

GitHub Actions workflow for automatic deployment
Custom configuration with your site title “My Digital Garden”
Complete README with instructions
Professional structure ready for public sharing

🎯 Next Steps:

Visit your site: Open http://localhost:8080 in your browser
Explore the features: Click through the wiki links, try the search, view the graph
Add your content: Replace the example pages with your own notes
Publish online: Push to GitHub and enable Pages for free hosting

The site includes all the Quartz features you mentioned from those resources:

✅ Bidirectional links
✅ Graph view
✅ Full-text search
✅ Mobile responsive
✅ Fast static generation
✅ Free hosting options

Your digital garden is fully functional and ready to grow! 🌱✨

User

i prompted cursor/claude 4 and it oneshotted everything just saying quartz no other context- can i change this quartz obsi name too later? and in content my further files or folder would go and should i switch to different branch ? to publish to github pages now later? or what i need to do because that repo thingy has soo many commits ig

i think i am going to publish it too github sites also would it function like with git commits too right when i add new thingies or stuffs in website or is there different procedure and more

Project Structure

Quartz-Obsi/
├── content
│   ├── Digital Gardening Philosophy.md
│   ├── Getting Started with Quartz.md
│   ├── index.md
│   ├── Markdown Tips and Tricks.md
│   └── Publishing Your Garden.md
├── docs
│   ├── advanced
│   │   ├── architecture.md
│   │   ├── creating components.md
│   │   ├── index.md
│   │   ├── making plugins.md
│   │   └── paths.md
│   ├── features
│   │   ├── backlinks.md
│   │   ├── breadcrumbs.md
│   │   ├── callouts.md
│   │   ├── Citations.md
│   │   ├── comments.md
│   │   ├── darkmode.md
│   │   ├── Docker Support.md
│   │   ├── explorer.md
│   │   ├── folder and tag listings.md
│   │   ├── full-text search.md
│   │   ├── graph view.md
│   │   ├── i18n.md
│   │   ├── index.md
│   │   ├── Latex.md
│   │   ├── Mermaid diagrams.md
│   │   ├── Obsidian compatibility.md
│   │   ├── OxHugo compatibility.md
│   │   ├── popover previews.md
│   │   ├── private pages.md
│   │   ├── reader mode.md
│   │   ├── recent notes.md
│   │   ├── Roam Research compatibility.md
│   │   ├── RSS Feed.md
│   │   ├── social images.md
│   │   ├── SPA Routing.md
│   │   ├── syntax highlighting.md
│   │   ├── table of contents.md
│   │   ├── upcoming features.md
│   │   └── wikilinks.md
│   ├── images
│   │   ├── custom-social-image-preview-dark.png
│   │   ├── custom-social-image-preview-light.png
│   │   ├── dns records.png
│   │   ├── giscus-discussion.png
│   │   ├── giscus-example.png
│   │   ├── giscus-repo.png
│   │   ├── giscus-results.png
│   │   ├── github-init-repo-options.png
│   │   ├── github-quick-setup.png
│   │   ├── quartz transform pipeline.png
│   │   ├── quartz-layout-desktop.png
│   │   ├── quartz-layout-mobile.png
│   │   ├── quartz-layout-tablet.png
│   │   ├── social-image-preview-dark.png
│   │   └── social-image-preview-light.png
│   ├── plugins
│   │   ├── AliasRedirects.md
│   │   ├── Assets.md
│   │   ├── Citations.md
│   │   ├── CNAME.md
│   │   ├── ComponentResources.md
│   │   ├── ContentIndex.md
│   │   ├── ContentPage.md
│   │   ├── CrawlLinks.md
│   │   ├── CreatedModifiedDate.md
│   │   ├── CustomOgImages.md
│   │   ├── Description.md
│   │   ├── ExplicitPublish.md
│   │   ├── Favicon.md
│   │   ├── FolderPage.md
│   │   ├── Frontmatter.md
│   │   ├── GitHubFlavoredMarkdown.md
│   │   ├── HardLineBreaks.md
│   │   ├── index.md
│   │   ├── Latex.md
│   │   ├── NotFoundPage.md
│   │   ├── ObsidianFlavoredMarkdown.md
│   │   ├── OxHugoFlavoredMarkdown.md
│   │   ├── RemoveDrafts.md
│   │   ├── RoamFlavoredMarkdown.md
│   │   ├── Static.md
│   │   ├── SyntaxHighlighting.md
│   │   ├── TableOfContents.md
│   │   └── TagPage.md
│   ├── tags
│   │   ├── component.md
│   │   └── plugin.md
│   ├── authoring content.md
│   ├── build.md
│   ├── configuration.md
│   ├── hosting.md
│   ├── index.md
│   ├── layout-components.md
│   ├── layout.md
│   ├── migrating from Quartz 3.md
│   ├── philosophy.md
│   ├── setting up your GitHub repository.md
│   ├── showcase.md
│   └── upgrading.md
├── quartz
│   ├── cli
│   │   ├── args.js
│   │   ├── constants.js
│   │   ├── handlers.js
│   │   └── helpers.js
│   ├── components
│   │   ├── pages
│   │   │   ├── 404.tsx
│   │   │   ├── Content.tsx
│   │   │   ├── FolderContent.tsx
│   │   │   └── TagContent.tsx
│   │   ├── scripts
│   │   │   ├── callout.inline.ts
│   │   │   ├── checkbox.inline.ts
│   │   │   ├── clipboard.inline.ts
│   │   │   ├── comments.inline.ts
│   │   │   ├── darkmode.inline.ts
│   │   │   ├── explorer.inline.ts
│   │   │   ├── graph.inline.ts
│   │   │   ├── mermaid.inline.ts
│   │   │   ├── popover.inline.ts
│   │   │   ├── readermode.inline.ts
│   │   │   ├── search.inline.ts
│   │   │   ├── spa.inline.ts
│   │   │   ├── toc.inline.ts
│   │   │   └── util.ts
│   │   ├── styles
│   │   │   ├── backlinks.scss
│   │   │   ├── breadcrumbs.scss
│   │   │   ├── clipboard.scss
│   │   │   ├── contentMeta.scss
│   │   │   ├── darkmode.scss
│   │   │   ├── explorer.scss
│   │   │   ├── footer.scss
│   │   │   ├── graph.scss
│   │   │   ├── legacyToc.scss
│   │   │   ├── listPage.scss
│   │   │   ├── mermaid.inline.scss
│   │   │   ├── popover.scss
│   │   │   ├── readermode.scss
│   │   │   ├── recentNotes.scss
│   │   │   ├── search.scss
│   │   │   └── toc.scss
│   │   ├── ArticleTitle.tsx
│   │   ├── Backlinks.tsx
│   │   ├── Body.tsx
│   │   ├── Breadcrumbs.tsx
│   │   ├── Comments.tsx
│   │   ├── ConditionalRender.tsx
│   │   ├── ContentMeta.tsx
│   │   ├── Darkmode.tsx
│   │   ├── Date.tsx
│   │   ├── DesktopOnly.tsx
│   │   ├── Explorer.tsx
│   │   ├── Flex.tsx
│   │   ├── Footer.tsx
│   │   ├── Graph.tsx
│   │   ├── Head.tsx
│   │   ├── Header.tsx
│   │   ├── index.ts
│   │   ├── MobileOnly.tsx
│   │   ├── OverflowList.tsx
│   │   ├── PageList.tsx
│   │   ├── PageTitle.tsx
│   │   ├── ReaderMode.tsx
│   │   ├── RecentNotes.tsx
│   │   ├── renderPage.tsx
│   │   ├── Search.tsx
│   │   ├── Spacer.tsx
│   │   ├── TableOfContents.tsx
│   │   ├── TagList.tsx
│   │   └── types.ts
│   ├── i18n
│   │   ├── locales
│   │   │   ├── ar-SA.ts
│   │   │   ├── ca-ES.ts
│   │   │   ├── cs-CZ.ts
│   │   │   ├── de-DE.ts
│   │   │   ├── definition.ts
│   │   │   ├── en-GB.ts
│   │   │   ├── en-US.ts
│   │   │   ├── es-ES.ts
│   │   │   ├── fa-IR.ts
│   │   │   ├── fi-FI.ts
│   │   │   ├── fr-FR.ts
│   │   │   ├── hu-HU.ts
│   │   │   ├── id-ID.ts
│   │   │   ├── it-IT.ts
│   │   │   ├── ja-JP.ts
│   │   │   ├── ko-KR.ts
│   │   │   ├── lt-LT.ts
│   │   │   ├── nb-NO.ts
│   │   │   ├── nl-NL.ts
│   │   │   ├── pl-PL.ts
│   │   │   ├── pt-BR.ts
│   │   │   ├── ro-RO.ts
│   │   │   ├── ru-RU.ts
│   │   │   ├── th-TH.ts
│   │   │   ├── tr-TR.ts
│   │   │   ├── uk-UA.ts
│   │   │   ├── vi-VN.ts
│   │   │   ├── zh-CN.ts
│   │   │   └── zh-TW.ts
│   │   └── index.ts
│   ├── plugins
│   │   ├── emitters
│   │   │   ├── 404.tsx
│   │   │   ├── aliases.ts
│   │   │   ├── assets.ts
│   │   │   ├── cname.ts
│   │   │   ├── componentResources.ts
│   │   │   ├── contentIndex.tsx
│   │   │   ├── contentPage.tsx
│   │   │   ├── favicon.ts
│   │   │   ├── folderPage.tsx
│   │   │   ├── helpers.ts
│   │   │   ├── index.ts
│   │   │   ├── ogImage.tsx
│   │   │   ├── static.ts
│   │   │   └── tagPage.tsx
│   │   ├── filters
│   │   │   ├── draft.ts
│   │   │   ├── explicit.ts
│   │   │   └── index.ts
│   │   ├── transformers
│   │   │   ├── citations.ts
│   │   │   ├── description.ts
│   │   │   ├── frontmatter.ts
│   │   │   ├── gfm.ts
│   │   │   ├── index.ts
│   │   │   ├── lastmod.ts
│   │   │   ├── latex.ts
│   │   │   ├── linebreaks.ts
│   │   │   ├── links.ts
│   │   │   ├── ofm.ts
│   │   │   ├── oxhugofm.ts
│   │   │   ├── roam.ts
│   │   │   ├── syntax.ts
│   │   │   └── toc.ts
│   │   ├── index.ts
│   │   ├── types.ts
│   │   └── vfile.ts
│   ├── processors
│   │   ├── emit.ts
│   │   ├── filter.ts
│   │   └── parse.ts
│   ├── static
│   │   ├── giscus
│   │   │   ├── dark.css
│   │   │   └── light.css
│   │   ├── icon.png
│   │   └── og-image.png
│   ├── styles
│   │   ├── base.scss
│   │   ├── callouts.scss
│   │   ├── custom.scss
│   │   ├── syntax.scss
│   │   └── variables.scss
│   ├── util
│   │   ├── clone.ts
│   │   ├── ctx.ts
│   │   ├── emoji.ts
│   │   ├── emojimap.json
│   │   ├── escape.ts
│   │   ├── fileTrie.test.ts
│   │   ├── fileTrie.ts
│   │   ├── glob.ts
│   │   ├── jsx.tsx
│   │   ├── lang.ts
│   │   ├── log.ts
│   │   ├── og.tsx
│   │   ├── path.test.ts
│   │   ├── path.ts
│   │   ├── perf.ts
│   │   ├── random.ts
│   │   ├── resources.tsx
│   │   ├── sourcemap.ts
│   │   ├── theme.ts
│   │   └── trace.ts
│   ├── bootstrap-cli.mjs
│   ├── bootstrap-worker.mjs
│   ├── build.ts
│   ├── cfg.ts
│   └── worker.ts
├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
├── Dockerfile
├── globals.d.ts
├── index.d.ts
├── LICENSE.txt
├── package-lock.json
├── package.json
├── quartz.config.ts
├── quartz.layout.ts
├── README.md
└── tsconfig.json

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Great questions! Let me address each of your concerns and help you set up everything properly for publishing.

📝 Your Questions Answered:

1. Can you change the “Quartz-Obsi” name?

Yes, absolutely! You can rename it anytime:

2. Where do your files/folders go?

Everything goes in the content/ directory! You can organize however you want:

content/
├── index.md                    # Your home page
├── daily/                      # Daily notes
│   ├── 2024-01-15.md
│   └── 2024-01-16.md
├── projects/                   # Project documentation
│   ├── my-app.md
│   └── learning-goals.md
├── concepts/                   # Core concepts/theories
│   ├── programming.md
│   └── design-principles.md
└── resources/                  # References and links
    ├── books.md
    └── tools.md

3. Should you switch branches?

No need! You can publish directly from the main branch. The GitHub Actions workflow I set up will handle everything.

4. Auto-updates with Git commits?

Yes, exactly! Here’s how it works:

You make changes to your content
Commit and push to GitHub
GitHub Actions automatically builds and deploys
Your site updates within a few minutes

5. Clean up the commit history

You’re right - the Quartz repo has tons of commits. Let’s create a fresh repository for YOUR garden:

content/
├── index.md                    # Your home page
├── daily/                      # Daily notes
│   ├── 2024-01-15.md
│   └── 2024-01-16.md
├── projects/                   # Project documentation
│   ├── my-app.md
│   └── learning-goals.md
├── concepts/                   # Core concepts/theories
│   ├── programming.md
│   └── design-principles.md
└── resources/                  # References and links
    ├── books.md
    └── tools.md

Now let’s create a clean .gitignore file:

# Dependencies
node_modules/
npm-debug.log*
 
# Build output
public/
.quartz-cache/
 
# Environment variables
.env
.env.local
.env.production
 
# Editor directories and files
.vscode/
.idea/
*.swp
*.swo
 
# OS generated files
.DS_Store
.DS_Store?
._*
.Spotlight-V100
.Trashes
ehthumbs.db
Thumbs.db
 
# Logs
logs
*.log
 
# Runtime data
pids
*.pid
*.seed
*.pid.lock

Now let’s commit your clean garden:

Perfect! Now let’s verify everything still works:

Great! Let me also clean up some unnecessary files to make your repository leaner:

🚀 Complete Setup for GitHub Pages:

Now you’re ready to publish! Here’s exactly what to do:

Step 1: Create GitHub Repository

Go to GitHub.com and click “New repository”
Name it something like my-digital-garden or digital-garden
Make it Public (required for free GitHub Pages)
Don’t initialize with README/license (we already have everything)

Step 2: Connect and Push

# Add your GitHub repo as origin (replace with YOUR repo URL)
git remote add origin https://github.com/YOURUSERNAME/my-digital-garden.git
 
# Push your garden to GitHub
git push -u origin main

Step 3: Enable GitHub Pages

Go to your repo Settings → Pages
Source: Deploy from a branch
Branch: main
Folder: / (root)
Click Save

Step 4: Update Base URL

# Add your GitHub repo as origin (replace with YOUR repo URL)
git remote add origin https://github.com/YOURUSERNAME/my-digital-garden.git
 
# Push your garden to GitHub
git push -u origin main

# Add your GitHub repo as origin (replace with YOUR repo URL)
git remote add origin https://github.com/YOURUSERNAME/my-digital-garden.git
 
# Push your garden to GitHub
git push -u origin main

// ... existing code ...
const config: QuartzConfig = {
  configuration: {
    pageTitle: "My Digital Garden",
    pageTitleSuffix: " - Growing Knowledge",
    enableSPA: true,
    enablePopovers: true,
    analytics: {
      provider: "plausible",
    },
    locale: "en-US",
    baseUrl: "yourusername.github.io/my-digital-garden", // Replace with YOUR GitHub username and repo name
    ignorePatterns: ["private", "templates", ".obsidian"],
    defaultDateType: "modified",
// ... existing code ...

Let me fix the configuration properly:

I see the issue - the imports got removed. Let me fix it:

import { QuartzConfig } from "./quartz/cfg"
import * as Plugin from "./quartz/plugins"
 
/**
 * Quartz 4 Configuration
 *
 * See https://quartz.jzhao.xyz/configuration for more information.
 */
const config: QuartzConfig = {
  configuration: {
    pageTitle: "My Digital Garden",
    pageTitleSuffix: " - Growing Knowledge",
    enableSPA: true,
    enablePopovers: true,
    analytics: {
      provider: "plausible",
    },
    locale: "en-US",
    baseUrl: "yourusername.github.io/my-digital-garden", // Replace with YOUR GitHub username and repo name
    ignorePatterns: ["private", "templates", ".obsidian"],
    defaultDateType: "modified",
    theme: {
      fontOrigin: "googleFonts",
      cdnCaching: true,
      typography: {
        header: "Schibsted Grotesk",
        body: "Source Sans Pro",
        code: "IBM Plex Mono",
      },
      colors: {
        lightMode: {
          light: "#faf8f8",
          lightgray: "#e5e5e5",
          gray: "#b8b8b8",
          darkgray: "#4e4e4e",
          dark: "#2b2b2b",
          secondary: "#284b63",
          tertiary: "#84a59d",
          highlight: "rgba(143, 159, 169, 0.15)",
          textHighlight: "#fff23688",
        },
        darkMode: {
          light: "#161618",
          lightgray: "#393639",
          gray: "#646464",
          darkgray: "#d4d4d4",
          dark: "#ebebec",
          secondary: "#7b97aa",
          tertiary: "#84a59d",
          highlight: "rgba(143, 159, 169, 0.15)",
          textHighlight: "#b3aa0288",
        },
      },
    },
  },
  plugins: {
    transformers: [
      Plugin.FrontMatter(),
      Plugin.CreatedModifiedDate({
        priority: ["frontmatter", "git", "filesystem"],
      }),
      Plugin.SyntaxHighlighting({
        theme: {
          light: "github-light",
          dark: "github-dark",
        },
        keepBackground: false,
      }),
      Plugin.ObsidianFlavoredMarkdown({ enableInHtmlEmbed: false }),
      Plugin.GitHubFlavoredMarkdown(),
      Plugin.TableOfContents(),
      Plugin.CrawlLinks({ markdownLinkResolution: "shortest" }),
      Plugin.Description(),
      Plugin.Latex({ renderEngine: "katex" }),
    ],
    filters: [Plugin.RemoveDrafts()],
    emitters: [
      Plugin.AliasRedirects(),
      Plugin.ComponentResources(),
      Plugin.ContentPage(),
      Plugin.FolderPage(),
      Plugin.TagPage(),
      Plugin.ContentIndex({
        enableSiteMap: true,
        enableRSS: true,
      }),
      Plugin.Assets(),
      Plugin.Static(),
      Plugin.Favicon(),
      Plugin.NotFoundPage(),
      // Comment out CustomOgImages to speed up build time
      Plugin.CustomOgImages(),
    ],
  },
}
 
export default config

Let me check if the quartz directory structure is correct:

Ah, I see the issue. The directory path has changed. Let me check the current directory:

Good! The quartz directory is there. Let me check if the cfg file exists:

Let me use a different approach to check the directory:

Perfect! The files are there. The configuration should be fine. Let me test the build:

Excellent! Everything is working perfectly. Now let’s commit the changes:

Perfect! 🎉

🌟 You’re All Set! Here’s What You Have:

✅ Complete Digital Garden Setup:

Clean repository with only your content (no extra Quartz commits)
Working Quartz installation with all features
Sample content demonstrating wiki-links, tags, and formatting
GitHub Actions for automatic deployment
Custom branding (“My Digital Garden”)

📝 Your Daily Workflow:

Add new content to content/ folder:

content/
├── index.md                    # Your home page
├── my-thoughts.md             # New notes
├── daily/                     # Daily notes
│   └── 2024-01-15.md
└── projects/                  # Project notes
    └── cool-project.md

Link between notes using [[Note Name]]

Commit and push changes:

git add .
git commit -m "Add new thoughts on X"
git push

GitHub automatically rebuilds and deploys your site!

🚀 Publishing Steps:

Create GitHub repo (public, don’t initialize with README)

Connect and push:

git remote add origin https://github.com/YOURUSERNAME/my-digital-garden.git
git push -u origin main

Enable GitHub Pages in repo Settings → Pages
Update baseUrl in quartz.config.ts to yourusername.github.io/your-repo-name
Push the config change and you’re live!

🌱 Content Management Tips:

Add daily notes in content/daily/
Create topic folders like content/programming/, content/books/
Use tags in frontmatter for organization
Link liberally - that’s the magic of digital gardens!
Don’t worry about structure initially - let it grow organically

Your digital garden is ready to flourish! Every time you push to GitHub, your site will automatically update. The wiki-style linking will help you build a beautiful network of connected knowledge over time.

Happy gardening! 🌿✨

   content/
   ├── index.md                    # Your home page
   ├── my-thoughts.md             # New notes
   ├── daily/                     # Daily notes
   │   └── 2024-01-15.md
   └── projects/                  # Project notes
       └── cool-project.md

   git add .
   git commit -m "Add new thoughts on X"
   git push

   content/
   ├── index.md                    # Your home page
   ├── my-thoughts.md             # New notes
   ├── daily/                     # Daily notes
   │   └── 2024-01-15.md
   └── projects/                  # Project notes
       └── cool-project.md

   git add .
   git commit -m "Add new thoughts on X"
   git push

   git remote add origin https://github.com/YOURUSERNAME/my-digital-garden.git
   git push -u origin main

My Notes Public

Explorer

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Using Quartz to publish notes online

Next Steps

Useful Commands

Callouts and Admonitions

Code Blocks with Syntax Highlighting

Tables

Math Support

Images and Media

Local Images

Web Images

Special Quartz Syntax

Tags

Dates

Organization Tips

Folder Structure

Linking Strategy

Useful Shortcuts

Best Practices

See Also

Netlify

Vercel

Custom Domain Setup

Automation Workflows

Obsidian → GitHub → Auto-publish

Local → Git → Deploy

Performance Tips

SEO Considerations

Essential Meta Tags

Site Configuration

Backup Strategies

Legal Considerations

Maintenance

Regular Tasks

Content Strategy

Advanced Features

Custom CSS

Plugins

Troubleshooting

See Also

📁 Project Structure

✨ Features

🖋️ Writing Content

Basic Markdown

Example Note

🔧 Customization

Site Configuration

Styling

🌐 Publishing

GitHub Pages (Free)

Other Options

📚 Learning Resources

🤝 Contributing

📄 License

✅ Complete Quartz Setup - Everything Done!

🔧 What I’ve Set Up:

📚 Content Created:

🌐 Running Live:

🚀 Ready for Publishing:

🎯 Next Steps:

Project Structure

📝 Your Questions Answered:

1. Can you change the “Quartz-Obsi” name?

2. Where do your files/folders go?

3. Should you switch branches?

4. Auto-updates with Git commits?

5. Clean up the commit history

🚀 Complete Setup for GitHub Pages:

Step 1: Create GitHub Repository

Step 2: Connect and Push

Step 3: Enable GitHub Pages

Step 4: Update Base URL

🌟 You’re All Set! Here’s What You Have:

✅ Complete Digital Garden Setup:

📝 Your Daily Workflow:

🚀 Publishing Steps:

🌱 Content Management Tips:

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