In this guide, you'll enable [[Introduction to Obsidian Sync|Obsidian Sync]] for your vault and synchronize it with a [[Local and remote vaults|remote vault]].

## Prerequisites

- An Obsidian account. If you don't have one, [sign up now](https://obsidian.md/account#mode=signup).
- An active Obsidian Sync subscription. If you don't have one, subscribe from your [account page](https://obsidian.md/account).

## Step 1: Log in with your Obsidian account

1. Open **Settings**.
2. In the sidebar, click **Account**.
3. In **Email**, enter your email.
4. In **Password**, enter your password.
5. Click **Login**.

## Step 2: Enable Obsidian Sync

1. Open **Settings**.
2. In the sidebar, click **Core plugins**.
3. Enable **Sync**.

## Step 3: Create a new remote vault

1. Open **Settings**.
2. In the sidebar, click **Sync**.
3. Next to **Pick remote vault**, click **Choose**.
4. Click **Create new vault**.
5. In **Vault name**, enter the name of the remote vault.
6. In **Encryption password**, enter the password for your vault. This creates an end-to-end encrypted vault. For more information, refer to [[Security and privacy]].
7. Click **Create**.

## Step 4: Connect to a remote vault

1. Next to your newly created vault, click **Connect**.
2. In **Encryption password**, enter the password you configured for the vault.
3. Click **Unlock vault**.
4. Click **Start syncing**.