Kiran is a university researcher with a deep love for structure.
His “digital brain” spans academic papers, literature notes, research data, teaching resources, and more—all tied together through his personal knowledge management system.
“I’ve built up this dangerously organized vault over the years,” he says with a laugh. “The trick is keeping it all in sync.”
After running into issues with other syncing setups—OneDrive, Git, even manual transfers—Kiran found Hivenet. What started as a curiosity quickly became a core part of his workflow.
How Kiran uses Hivenet
At the center of Kiran’s setup is Obsidian, a popular tool for personal knowledge management. His vault lives in Hivenet, where it stays synced across devices—even his phone, which he didn’t expect to use so much.
“I record voice notes, take photos of handwritten ideas, and drop them into my vault on mobile. By the time I’m back at my desk, they’re waiting in my inbox folder, ready to process.”
Folder structure snapshot
Kiran’s vault lives in his Hivenet folder, organized like this:
/Research/[Project Name]/— for active research files/Literature/[Year]/[Journal]/— for academic papers/Teaching/[Course Code]/[Semester]/— for lectures and materials/Notes/[Location]/[Date]/— a catch-all inbox for mobile captures
Sync and storage preferences
Desktop: His entire Obsidian folder is set to local + cloud. This prevents sync issues and keeps everything fast to access.
Mobile: Most files are stored offline, except for a few heavy ones (media, datasets) that stay cloud-only for now.
Bonus: contributing with a NAS
Kiran also backs up his Obsidian vault to a Synology NAS at home—and then went one step further. He configured the NAS to contribute 500GB of free space to Hivenet, cutting his subscription cost by around 70%.
“I like that it saves me money—but I also really like the idea of giving back. It feels good to be part of something that’s not just taking from the ecosystem.”
Key takeaways:
✅ Hivenet syncs well with Obsidian and similar knowledge tools
✅ Great for research workflows across multiple devices
✅ Mobile uploads make collecting ideas easy on the go
✅ A NAS can handle both local backups and community contributions
✅ Contributing reduces subscription costs significantly
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