[clug] Calendar server for Debian?

[Carlo Hamalainen]

Hi,

I would like to run my own calendar server on my Debian server. My
requirements are pretty basic:

* Thunderbird as client on my laptop.
* Something as client on my android phone (Galaxy S3).

So far I have tried:

* calendarserver. Seems ok but (1) I can't get it to send invite emails,
and (2) Thunderbird refuses to manually send invite emails.

* DAViCal. Works well with Thunderbird but I can't find a free Android
app that interfaces with it.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

[Alex Satrapa]

Have you tried asking for help on the calendar server mailing list?

Https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/calendarserver-users

Alex

Post by Carlo Hamalainen
Hi,
* Thunderbird as client on my laptop.
* Something as client on my android phone (Galaxy S3).
* calendarserver. Seems ok but (1) I can't get it to send invite emails, and (2) Thunderbird refuses to manually send invite emails.
* DAViCal. Works well with Thunderbird but I can't find a free Android app that interfaces with it.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
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[Paul Warren]

Post by Carlo Hamalainen
Hi,
I would like to run my own calendar server on my Debian server. My
* Thunderbird as client on my laptop.
* Something as client on my android phone (Galaxy S3).
* calendarserver. Seems ok but (1) I can't get it to send invite

emails, and (2) Thunderbird refuses to manually send invite emails.

Post by Carlo Hamalainen
* DAViCal. Works well with Thunderbird but I can't find a free Android

app that interfaces with it.

Post by Carlo Hamalainen
Any ideas?
Thanks,

I've just set up owncloud[1] on debian, reasonably straightforward setup
for a sysadmin! It does calendar, contacts and file storage services.

For android, I use CalDAV-Sync beta, by Marten Gajda[2], which 2 way
syncs the calendar with your phone. He also has CardDAV-Sync[3] which
does the same thing, but for contacts.

This is all part of my 'weaning myself off google' project. Now I just
have to make it seamless for the rest of the family and we'll be set ;)

Just tested it with thunderbird, and adding a calendar works fine,,
following the instructions on the owncloud forums[4]

Hope that helps
--
Paul Warren
pwarren.id.au

[1] http://owncloud.org/
[2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dmfs.caldav.lib
[3] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dmfs.carddav.Sync
[4] https://forum.owncloud.org/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=7126

[Ellis, Peter MR]

UNCLASSIFIED

Paul, it seems you've probably been reading the APC magazine current edition (July) article, like me.

Carlo, there's a good, graphical how-to for OwnCloud in there.

Peter


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Post by Carlo Hamalainen
Hi,
I would like to run my own calendar server on my Debian server. My

requirements are pretty basic:
<snip>

I've just set up owncloud[1] on debian, reasonably straightforward setup for a sysadmin! It does calendar, contacts and file storage services.

<snip>
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pwarren.id.au

[1] http://owncloud.org/
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[Daniel Black]

Post by Carlo Hamalainen
Hi,
I would like to run my own calendar server on my Debian server. My
* Thunderbird as client on my laptop.
* Something as client on my android phone (Galaxy S3).
* calendarserver. Seems ok but (1) I can't get it to send invite emails,
and (2) Thunderbird refuses to manually send invite emails.
* DAViCal. Works well with Thunderbird but I can't find a free Android
app that interfaces with it.

Do you mean CalDav?

I've used radicale an the server side that's nice and simple (python
wsgi or own built in server).

I've got some server code that can send emails as a form and update the
calendar. I've even got the code that will display a calendar (to day
granularity) of what which days have calendar items (with the rest of
the contents hidden).

Happy to provide this. Its on the plan to open source once I clean up
the code :-)

Doesn't solve the free android app for CalDAV.

[Carlo Hamalainen]

Post by Daniel Black
Do you mean CalDav?

Sort of - DAViCal is a CalDav server: http://www.davical.org/

Post by Daniel Black
I've used radicale an the server side that's nice and simple (python
wsgi or own built in server).

Thanks for the tip.

Post by Daniel Black
I've got some server code that can send emails as a form and update the
calendar. I've even got the code that will display a calendar (to day
granularity) of what which days have calendar items (with the rest of
the contents hidden).
Happy to provide this. Its on the plan to open source once I clean up
the code :-)

Sounds good, I'd like to see how it performs.

Post by Daniel Black
Doesn't solve the free android app for CalDAV.

Yeah, I'm surprised that there isn't a free android app. The radicale
site mentions aCal, which seems to be open source, but on the play store
it costs $1.99...

[Scott Ferguson]

Post by Carlo Hamalainen
Hi,

<snipped>

Post by Carlo Hamalainen
* DAViCal. Works well with Thunderbird but I can't find a free Android
app that interfaces with it.
Any ideas?

One of the web based clients??

http://wiki.davical.org/w/CalDAV_Clients#Web_Based_Client.28s.29

Post by Carlo Hamalainen
Thanks,

Please post your results.

I currently use KDE PIM/Akonadi, and the Lightning extension for Icedove
to connect to my Google Calendar (very useful for allowing new clients
to book time). I'm keen to remove the Google component but like the
authentication and (free) SMS features.

Kind regards

[Carlo Hamalainen]

Post by Scott Ferguson
One of the web based clients??
http://wiki.davical.org/w/CalDAV_Clients#Web_Based_Client.28s.29

I got AgenDAV working without too much hassle:

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Once I worked out the url for the calendar that AgentDAV had created I
was able to see it in Thunderbird/Lightning, add events, etc. So that
works nicely.

Post by Scott Ferguson
Please post your results.

Summarising:

* DAViCal back-end: http://www.davical.org
* AgenDAV front-end: http://agendav.org
* Thunderbird with Lightning on my laptop.
* Firefox browser on my Android phone to view the AgenDAV front-end.

Post by Scott Ferguson
I'm keen to remove the Google component but like the
authentication and (free) SMS features.

I'm doing an experiment to see how I can manage without the "cloud"
services that everyone uses these days (gmail, dropbox, etc).

So far I have:

* Self-hosted email on my Linode. Thunderbird on my laptop, K-9 Mail on
my phone. I followed this great guide: http://workaround.org/ispmail/squeeze

* File storage on my Linode, synchronisation using Unison. I've been
using Unison for quite a few years.

* DAViCal calendar for Thunderbird/Lightning, Android phone.

* cyanogenmod on my Galaxy S3. Still need a gmail address to download
things from the Play Store, so I've made a separate account for that.

* Amazon S3 for archiving some important files, complementing my USB
hard drives.

Todo:

* git-annex/assistant for synchronising files.

* CardDAV (?) for synchronising contact info (email, phone number).

-- Carlo