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  - Obsidian Sync/Share remote vaults
description: This page details how you can collaborate with other Obsidian Sync users.
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Collaborate on a shared vault

With Obsidian Sync you can collaborate on a shared vault with your team.

All collaborators must have an active Sync subscription to access a shared vault. Joining a shared vault does not count towards your vault limit.

If the remote vault is end-to-end encrypted, collaborators must enter the encryption password when they set up the vault.

Manage users

Add users

To invite a user to share a remote vault:

Open Settings.
In the side menu, select Sync.
Next to Remote vault, select Manage.
Next to the remote vault you want to share, select Manage sharing ( ).
In Invite user, enter the email of the user you want to invite.
Select Add.

Remove users

Open Settings.
In the side menu, select Sync.
Next to Remote vault, select Manage.
Next to the user you want to remove access from, select Remove user ( ).

Collaborate with your team

Permissions

Fine-grained permissions are not supported yet. All collaborators receive the same permissions as the vault owner, with one exception: only the vault owner can invite collaborators.

Live editing

Shared vaults allow teams to work together on a set of files, however Obsidian does not yet support collaborative live editing on the same file. You will not see the other user's cursor, and their edits will only appear once the changes are synced.

If multiple users are editing the same file at the same time, changes will be merged during the syncing process. Changes can be viewed and restored using Version history.

Limitations

Be aware that Obsidian Sync has Limitations that may affect your team:

The maximum number of collaborators on a shared vault is 20 users.
The maximum file size for attachments depends on the plan of your remote vault host, with 5 MB for the Standard Plan and 200 MB for the Plus Plan.

Learn more about Syncing for teams.