Blog from iPhone with Obsidian Git

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:17:00 -0400

You can write and publish blog posts from your iPhone using Obsidian and the Obsidian Git community plugin. No computer needed — write a post on the train, push to GitHub, and your Hugo site updates automatically.

Here is the setup.

What You Need

iPhone with Obsidian installed (free from App Store)
GitHub repo with Hugo + GitHub Actions pipeline already working
GitHub Personal Access Token (fine-grained)

Step 1: Generate a GitHub Token

Go to https://github.com/settings/tokens
Generate new token → Fine-grained token
- Token name: obsidian-iphone
- Expiration: 90 days (or longer)
- Repository access: Only select repositories → pick your Hugo repo
Under Permissions, click "+ Add permissions"
- Find “Contents” → set to Read and write
- Metadata (Read-only) is auto-added
Generate token → copy it immediately

Step 2: Create a Vault

Open Obsidian on iPhone → Create new vault:

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Blog from iPhone with Obsidian Git

What You Need

Step 1: Generate a GitHub Token

Step 2: Create a Vault