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Getting Started with Quartz

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TL;DR: Quartz transforms your Obsidian vault into a fast, searchable, beautifully connected website with full wikilink support.

Quartz is a fast, batteries-included static site generator that transforms your Obsidian vault into a website.

Why Quartz?

  • Fast: Built with performance in mind
  • Beautiful: Clean, customizable themes
  • Connected: Full support for wikilinks and backlinks
  • Searchable: Built-in full-text search

Perfect for Digital Gardens

Quartz excels at publishing interconnected notes, making it ideal for Zettelkasten practitioners.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/jackyzha0/quartz.git
cd quartz
npm install
npx quartz build --serve

Configuration

Edit quartz.config.ts to customize:

SettingDescription
pageTitleYour site’s name
themeColors and typography
pluginsFeatures to enable

Next Steps

  1. Add your content to the content/ folder
  2. Customize the Markdown structure
  3. Deploy to GitHub Pages or Netlify

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