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Syncing your vault with Git to a private repo
Markdown is Git-friendly. A `.gitignore`, a private GitHub repo, and a login hook — sync done.
Kition Team·Apr 17, 2026·1 min read
A gitignore template
.kition/cache/
.kition/sessions/
Resources/.thumbnails/
*.tmpRecommended sync cadence
- SessionStart hook: pull once
- Stop hook: commit + push
- Manual: add a "git: snapshot now" command in the palette
Conflicts
Markdown conflicts are readable; binary .kitable table conflicts are not. Either one editor per table-vault, or export tables to CSV and version those.
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