# Installing Kaapata # Step 0: Install the Advanced URI plugin Kaapata uses the Advanced URI plugin for Obsidian. This plugin must be installed for Kaapata to work correctly. Proceed to the [Advanced URI Github page](https://github.com/Vinzent03/obsidian-advanced-uri) to learn how to install. --- # Step 1: Install the configuration plugin on Obsidian The Kaapata plugin to Obsidian is not approved (yet) as a community plugin, so you have to either use BRAT or do a manual installation. ## BRAT: the Beta Reviewers Auto-update Tool You can use the [BRAT plugin](https://github.com/TfTHacker/obsidian42-brat) to install the Kaapata plugin. To do so, you must install BRAT. You can do this from the [Community Plugins settings page](https://obsidian.md/plugins?search=brat) from Obsidian. Once BRAT is installed, so this: 1. Go to the plugin settings and tap the "Add Beta Plugin" button. 2. Enter the link to the Kaapata repo: "frethop/kaapata-plugin" 3. Make sure the "Enable after installing the plugin" box is checked. 4. Click the "Add Plugin" button. ## Manual installation You can manually install the Kaapata plugin with these steps. 1. Find where your Obsidian vault is kept on your computer. Navigate to ".obsidian/plugins" under this directory. 2. Create a directory for the plugin; call this directory "kaapata". 3. With a browser, navigate to https://github.com/frethop/kaapata-plugin/releases. Locate the topmost release collection; this will be the latest release. 4. Download the three (non-source-code) files into the "kaapata" directory you created in step 2: - data.json - main.js - manifest.json You should now be able to find "Kaapata Configurator" under the list of community plugins for your Obsidian installation. *Although Kaapata currently only runs on Android, because the configuration for Kaapata is an Obsidian plugin, it will run on any platform that Obsidian runs on.* If you sync your Obsidian vault, you should be able to configure Kaapata using a desktop version of Obsidian, which might be easier. --- # Step 2: Install the Kaapata app on an Android device Kaapata is not (yet) in the Google Play Store, so you will have to sideload the app. [Information about sideloading can be found here.](https://www.howtogeek.com/313433/how-to-sideload-apps-on-android/) Follow these steps to sideload Kaapata. 1. Click on this link to download the Kaapata APK: [DOWNLOAD](https://github.com/frethop/kaapata/releases/download/0.1.0/kaapata-0.1.apk). 2. After download, your phone should display a message that the file has downloaded, asking if you want to open it. If you do not receive this message, locate the file in the "Downloads" directory in a file manager. 3. Click on "Open" or the directory entry name. 4. If you have not allowed it before, you will have to give permission to the browser or the file manager to install 3rd party applications from APKs. 5. You should be presented with a question about installing the app. Click the "install" option. Kaapata should be installed by the Android system. You can now find it in the list of apps on your device.