[clug] CalDAV or WebDAV, whatever

[Eyal Lebedinsky]

On 2020-01-17 13:59, Tony Lewis via linux wrote:
> 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.

Thanks. Let me understand though: these are Android apps, what do they sync with?
Since I said "no cloud, no google", I assume that I still need to set up my own
server side thing?

> 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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