Greetings All!

 

I am hoping to start a conversation about syncing calendars and contacts (?files?) on unRAID and phones; Android in my case. I LOVE my unRAID servers (have four of em’); a bit overkill but it is fun!

I cannot for the life of me find a straightforward solution for email/calendar usage and syncing. I have scoured Google, looked here, and most of what I am seeing is general unhappiness with all products.

 

I am really only looking for a solution that sync’s my calendar(S) and contacts, period. Being able to sync files would be nice, but my real need is the calendar/contacts.

 

At present, I have the old version of Synology’s webserver CalDav/CardDav running on a Syno box (I would like to remove this from the mix). The Syno talks to ‘DAVx5” which talks to a FANTASTIC add-on to Outlook 2016 (NOT 365 ~ HATE IT!) called “CalDav Synchronizer,” and a calendar app on my Android, all of which manages to keep things synced up. But the first little bit of flatulence and the whole thing crumbles.

 

So, I am looking for a simple, elegant, and secure way to keep my calendar and contacts all synced up… that’s it!

 

ANY and ALL ideas are worth hearing. And even though I have looked at a bazillion different products and options, I really want to hear from you all as to what is working for you. Even if that means an entirely different approach! I trust my fellow RAIDERS!

 

Thanks in advance for all the feedback and Happy Turkey Day 🦃 to all that are indulging next week!

 

P.S. Is there no way to incorporate something like this into the unRaid or at least a Docker of something?

 

Not that I use it, but I seem to recall that OwnCloud / NextCloud have a CalDav add in available for them

Yeah, I was looking at them but I was concerned about the recent spate of security issues.

I realize nothing is ever going to be totally secure, well, maybe index cards (until you lose them), but do they actually work well?

 

Do you just not have the the need or do you take a different approach to staying organized?

 

(I'll be back... have to start on the "Honey Do" list... UGH!)

2 minutes ago, TechMed said:

Do you just not have the the need or do you take a different approach to staying organized?

 

All my calendars etc are all tied into my company's exchange server, so I've got no problems.  For everything else, I still find myself writing the odd note on my hand with a pen  

Hehe me too (it's handy)! 🤣

 

Anyone else willing to share how they keep track of their personal/SMB calendars and contacts?

Im still surprised there is no card/caldav outside of Nextcloud

I’m using Baikal for  calendar and contacts since I moved from Synology calendar and contacts.
ckulka/baikal:nginx Is the one, it is available on CA.

I know this is a super old thread but in case anyone has this question in the future here's my solution.

I run nextcloud for calendar/contacts. For syncing to my phone I use Dav5x (not free but worth the one time purchase). I dont use the stock calendar app on my phone, instead I use an app called aCalendar+ (again paid but worth it) it also supports tasks which is a nice bonus. On my PC I use eMClient for my email, but it also supports caldav/carddav for contacts and calendar syncing.

 

Some might say nextcloud is overkill for just calendar and contacts, and that might be true, but it's still a good reliable solution. I use lots of nextcloud features so it was an easy choice for me technically I run two nextcloud servers, a personal and a work one for keeping it all separate.

 

Alternatively, Baikal is a good option if you really just want contact and calendar and nothing else. I've played with it in the past and it works well.