[clug] CalDAV or WebDAV, whatever

Tony Lewis tony at lewistribe.com
Fri Jan 17 02:59:23 UTC 2020


CalDAV-Sync and CardDAV-Sync might meet your needs:

https://dmfs.org/caldav/

https://dmfs.org/carddav/

Both are in the Play store.  I know I was using CalDAV-Sync for quite 
some time, but I don't any more, as I just use Google's calendar and let 
it sync.

Tony

On 17/1/20 1:42 pm, Eyal Lebedinsky via linux wrote:
> Having acquired a new phone (Pixel 3a, Android 10) I find that it does 
> not know how to sync
> with Outlook which I have on a Windows laptop. Not that I like Outlook 
> but my old Samsung
> was syncing with it so It was a good way to manage and backup my 
> calendar/contacts.
>
> In case it is not clear: no cloud, no google please.
>
> It seems that my option now is to implement my own sync solution, and 
> one suggestion is
> to use something like "CalendarSync"(*1) on the phone and install my 
> own server on my
> linux server.
>
> I understand that CalDAV/WebDAV are protocols and the server will 
> allow me to then have
> both my phone and outlook sync with it, though Outlook may still need 
> some plugin.
>
> I may very well be barking up the wrong tree, whatever satisfied my 
> need will do.
>
> Now this is outside my comfort zone but I am ready to learn. If anyone 
> here can chime
> in with pointers to HowTo documents, or suggest a best practice 
> solution, preferably
> from own experience, it will help me nicely.
>
> cheers,
>
> (*1) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.icalparse.free
>



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