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---
title: "Editing Content in Quartz"
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tags:
- setup
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---
## Editing
Quartz runs on top of [Hugo](https://gohugo.io/) so all notes are written in [Markdown](https://www.markdownguide.org/getting-started/).
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### Obsidian
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I recommend using [Obsidian](http://obsidian.md/) as a way to edit and grow your digital garden. It comes with a really nice editor and graphical interface to preview all of your local files.
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This step is **highly recommended**.
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🔗 [How to setup your Obsidian Vault to work with Quartz](notes/obsidian.md)
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### Ignoring Files
Only want to publish a subset of all of your notes? Don't worry, Quartz makes this a simple two-step process.
❌ [Excluding pages from being published](notes/ignore%20notes.md)
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### Folder Structure
Here's a rough overview of what's what.
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**All content in your garden can found in the `/content` folder.** To make edits, you can open any of the files and make changes directly and save it. You can organize content into any folder you'd like.
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**To edit the main home page, open `/content/_index.md`.** This is the home page which is slightly special. You don't need front matter here!
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To create a link between notes in your garden, just create a normal link using Markdown pointing to the document in question. Please note that **all links should be relative to the root `/content` path**.
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```markdown
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For example, I want to link this current document to `notes/config.md`.
[A link to the config page](notes/config.md)
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```
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Similarly, you can put local images anywhere in the `/content` folder. The only caveat is that you should reference them in your Markdown by prefixing it with a `/`.
```markdown
Example image (source is in content/notes/images/example.png)
![Example Image](/content/notes/images/example.png)
```
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### Front Matter
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Hugo is picky when it comes to metadata for files. Make sure that your title is double-quoted and that you have a title defined at the top of your file like so. You can also add tags here as well.
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```markdown
---
title: "Example Title"
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tags:
- example-tag
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---
Rest of your content here...
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```
## Previewing Changes
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This step is purely optional and mostly for those who want to see the published version of their digital garden locally before opening it up to the internet. This is *highly recommended* but not required.
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👀 [Preview Quartz Changes](notes/preview%20changes.md)
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For those who like to live life more on the edge, viewing the garden through Obsidian gets you pretty close to the real thing.
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## Publishing Changes
Now that you know the basics of managing your digital garden using Quartz, you can publish it to the internet!
🌍 [Hosting Quartz online!](notes/hosting.md)
Having problems? Checkout our [FAQ and Troubleshooting guide](notes/troubleshooting.md).