Use the Vault Kit as a build-along field guide, then adapt each decision to your existing notes and responsibilities.
Build an Obsidian starter vault you can explain
A downloaded vault can hide decisions you need to understand. This guide helps you create the folders and templates yourself, then test them against real work.
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Obsidian Vault Kit
A practical 18-page PDF starter kit for building your own Obsidian vault: folder map, note templates, capture rules, linking habits, weekly review, and a 14-day installation plan.
Five useful note templates
Daily, meeting, project, source, and evergreen formats designed around decisions and retrieval.
Folders without over-engineering
A practical PARA-inspired map with clear boundaries, archive rules, and one capture path.
A complete weekly review
A printable sequence for processing the inbox, checking projects, tending ideas, and choosing next week’s focus.
One payment, PDFs to keep
Instant files with no subscription, course portal, or required plugin stack.
7-day goodwill fit guarantee
If the PDF kit is clearly not a fit, email support@orangeink.consulting about an eligible refund.
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What you download
A vault full of notes, but no trusted system?
Do quick notes land everywhere because capture has too many choices?
Do saved ideas disappear because you cannot remember the perfect folder?
Have you downloaded templates that looked good but did not fit your work?
Would one calm weekly review help more than another plugin?
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Build the system yourself — understand every moving part
The kit gives you folder maps, note formats, examples, and review checklists to reproduce inside Obsidian. It is intentionally a PDF guide, not an opaque vault download.
A small folder map
Inbox, Projects, Areas, Resources, Archive, and Templates — with rules for when each earns a note.
Five core note templates
Daily, meeting, project, source, and evergreen notes with only the fields that support retrieval.
Linking and naming rules
Use links when they explain a relationship; use search-friendly titles instead of building taxonomy theatre.
A weekly review rhythm
Empty the inbox, advance projects, develop useful ideas, and archive dead weight in about 30 minutes.
Simple path
How to install the kit
- 1
Map the vault
Create six folders and decide one capture inbox before adding plugins or clever structure.
- 2
Add five templates
Type the templates into your vault, adapt the fields, and use each on real work.
- 3
Run the review
Process loose notes once a week so the vault gets smaller, clearer, and more useful.
Questions, answered
Before you decide
Who is this for?
Knowledge workers, researchers, writers, managers, and other people who want a practical personal knowledge system in Obsidian without turning vault maintenance into a hobby.
Is this a downloadable Obsidian vault?
No. The core product is an 18-page PDF starter kit. It shows the folder structure and note templates so you can build and understand them in your own vault. No vault zip is included.
What is free and what is paid?
The 8-page Starter Checklist is free. The paid Vault Kit adds full templates, examples, linking and naming rules, troubleshooting, and a 14-day installation plan.
Do I need paid plugins?
No. The system is designed around Obsidian’s core Markdown, links, search, and Templates features. Optional community plugins are not required.
Will this work with an existing vault?
Yes. Install it gradually. Create the folders and templates first, then move notes only when you touch them or during the weekly review. Avoid a giant migration day.
What is the refund policy?
There is a 7-day goodwill fit guarantee for eligible refunds. Email support@orangeink.consulting from your checkout address and tell us what you tried.
Next step
Start with a vault you can explain
Download the free checklist now. Move to the full Vault Kit when you want the templates, examples, troubleshooting guide, and 14-day plan.