obsidian-cost-tuning
Installation
SKILL.md
Obsidian Cost Tuning
Overview
Optimize costs across Obsidian's paid services and third-party plugin API usage. Covers Obsidian Sync storage management ($4-$10/mo), Publish hosting optimization ($8/mo per site), vault size reduction strategies, plugin API cost control with caching and quotas, and self-hosted alternatives for zero-cost sync.
Prerequisites
- Understanding of your Obsidian subscription tier
- Terminal access to the vault directory
- Knowledge of which community plugins make external API calls
Cost Structure
| Service | Price | Storage | Cost Driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obsidian (core) | Free | N/A | None |
| Catalyst (early access) | $25 one-time | N/A | One-time |
| Sync (Standard) | $4/mo | 1 GB | Vault size, attachment count |
| Sync (Plus) | $8/mo | 10 GB | Large vaults with media |
| Publish | $8/mo per site | N/A | Published page count, bandwidth |
| Plugin API costs | Varies | N/A | Per-call pricing (AI, translation, etc.) |