Kiln: Your Obsidian Vault, Online.

Zero Config. Zero Compromise. Blazing Fast.

Kiln turns your local Obsidian vault into a high-performance, interactive website. It is built with a "Parity First" philosophy: if it works in Obsidian, it works in your browser.

No complex config files, no rigid folder structures, and no broken links. Just write, bake, and ship.

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Why Kiln?

Most static site generators require you to fight against your tools. Kiln embraces them.

Parity First Rendering

Stop worrying if your notes will break when you publish them. Kiln natively supports the features you rely on to think:

Built for Speed (SPA Feel)

Kiln sites don't feel like static documents; they feel like apps.

  • Powered by HTMX: We use Client Side Navigation to load pages instantly without full refreshes.
  • Single Binary: Written in Go. No Node_modules, no Ruby gems, no dependencies. Just a simple binary.

Visual Navigation

Your knowledge is a network, not a list.

  • Global Graph: Visualize your entire vault's connections.
  • Local Graph: Context-aware network views for every note.
  • File Explorer: A "What You See Is What You Get" sidebar that mirrors your vault structure exactly.

Make it yours

Every vault is different, so let's reflect that!

  • Themes: Choose from a big collection of themes.
  • Fonts: We have them! Tons of them!
  • Light-Dark Mode: Every theme comes with a light and a dark mode.

Get Started in Seconds

Kiln is a single binary. You can go from Vault to Website in under 60 seconds.

Installation

# Install via Go
go install github.com/otaleghani/kiln/cmd/kiln@latest

(See Installation for pre-compiled binaries for Windows, Mac, and Linux).

Bake & Serve

Locate your Obsidian vault and run:

# Generate the site
kiln generate --input ./my-vault --output ./public

# Preview locally
kiln serve ./public

Open http://localhost:8080. Your digital garden is now live.

Deployment

Kiln outputs standard HTML/CSS/JS. You can host it anywhere. Check our guides for Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Pages, Vercel, Netlify, or standard Web Servers.

Advanced Features

Ready to go beyond a simple knowledge base?

NEW: Custom Mode

Want to use Obsidian as a Headless CMS? You can now use the flag --mode "custom" to take full control of the output. Check out What is Custom Mode or follow the Quick Start Guide to build completely custom layouts.

Data as a First-Class Citizen

Organize your knowledge with Bases. Group, filter, and view your notes like a database—perfect for project trackers, book lists, or research logs.

Zero-Config SEO

Search optimization made easy. Kiln handles it for you:

Community & Contributing

Kiln is open source (MIT).