Automated Obsidian Nightly Vault Backup
Every night, WebRun opens the shared Obsidian vault, collects every note created or edited that day, saves a dated backup export to Google Drive, and posts a short digest of what changed to Slack so the team has both a safety net and a running record of the day's notes.
How do I automatically back up my Obsidian vault every night?
WebRun checks your shared Obsidian vault every night, collects every note created or edited that day, saves a dated backup export to Google Drive, and posts a short digest of what changed to Slack, so a day of notes is both backed up automatically and visible to the team without anyone exporting or reporting on it manually.
- Every day's notes are backed up without a manual export
- The team gets visibility into what changed each night
- A dated history of the vault builds up automatically
Built for Knowledge teams · researchers · consultants · small teams
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
obsidian.mdin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Obsidian - collect notes edited today from the vault
obsidian.md
WebRun opens Obsidian to collect notes edited today from the vault. - Open the shared vault
- Collect notes created or edited today
- Note the folder and title of each
Done when Every note touched today is captured with its title and folder.
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Google Drive - save a backup export
drive.google.com
WebRun opens Google Drive to save a backup export. - Export the day's changed notes
- Save the export to the backup folder with today's date
Done when A dated backup of today's notes is saved to Drive.
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Slack - post tonight's notes digest
slack.com
WebRun opens Slack to post tonight's notes digest. - List the notes touched today by folder
- Post the digest to the team channel with a link to the backup
Done when The team channel has tonight's notes digest.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Does WebRun edit or reorganize my notes?
No. It only reads which notes changed today and exports a copy. Editing, renaming, or moving a note is left entirely to you in Obsidian.
Where does the backup go?
Only to a Google Drive folder you choose, dated by day. It isn't posted anywhere public and Slack only sees the list of titles, not the note content.
What if nothing changed today?
It skips the backup and digest for that day rather than posting an empty one.
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