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Selfhosted or alternative privacy driven google calendar?

https://lemmy.world/post/155774

Selfhosted or alternative privacy driven google calendar? - Lemmy.world

Hi everybody ! While I really like the simple and sleek google calendar web GUI and functionalities, I’m more and more concerned about my data and privacy. Even if I have nothing to hide, I don’t agree anymore to sell freely and consciously my data to any GAFAM. Has anyone any alternative to google calendar? - Free and if possible, open source? It can have some discret sponsors/ads. As long as it isn’t to intrusive. - Todoist integration - Sync between devices - GUI doesn’t have to be PERFECT, but a bare minimum for my candy eyes ! - Can be API, Web… doesn’t matter as long as it syncs between devices (android, mac, windows, linux) I already searched through the web, but couldn’t find any conclusive alternative, maybe someone knows some hidden gem :) Thank you !

Jun 15, 2023 at 1:12pmWeb
Show threadsomeConditionalDudeJun 15, 2023
I don't know if it matches all your needs, but I use nextcloud with ist calendar module.
Show threadShortcakeJun 15, 2023
Nextcloud owncloud and some others. It looks like homechart and Baikal are options too. I don't know much about them though
Show threadFoxBJKJun 15, 2023
Sounds like you're looking to set up a CalDAV server. Stuff like Nextcloud has that built in, as does Synology and probably TrueNAS and a bunch of other server packages.
Show threaderisirJun 15, 2023

I'm using Etebase as a self-hosted backend for this purpose. It is zero-knowledge, so not even your own server knows about your calerdar, to-do list, and contacts (but it does know when have you edited entries, I think).

There's an android app for synchronization, and on the desktop, you can run a daemon to expose a standard CalDAV/CardDAV interface for e.g., Thunderbird. The alternative is the Flutter-based client, either on the web or as a desktop app, I think, but I much rather prefer Thunderbird (I have other accounts from work to synchronize, too, and TB lets me look at them in one place).

I'm not sure about the Todoist integration, though. That sounds like it would compromise privacy.

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Show threadwildbus8979Jun 15, 2023

+1 for EteBase. Great software, with actual client side encryption. I've been using it for a few years and it's solid!

There's also a GNOME integration via evolution.

Show threaddeepdiveJun 18, 2023
Thank you :) I tried with Etebase at first, but was overwhelmed by it... Right now it's probably out of my league ! Nextcloud just works, so I will stick to it by now. When I get a bit more confident in all this, I will probably switch to a selfhosed backend :)
Show threadnot_fond_of_redditJun 15, 2023

Ok, so this is a ”how many colors of the rainbow there are”

If you go balls to the wall, all out retardation: Nextcloud, the CalDAV is basically just a bonus, I’ve replaced google.com at home with Nextcloud

Some middle ground: SoGo, sogo.nu

If you just want to solve this specific problem: Radicale, https://radicale.org and Baikal, https://sabre.io/baikal/

Show threadHopfgeistJun 15, 2023

I found nextcloud easier to set up than many other services, plus it comes with cloud file storage and other goodies as a bonus.

It is even easy on such obscure platforms as NetBSD in an nvmm-backed qemu virtual machine runnning on a NetBSD host.

Show threadChillPillJun 15, 2023
If you're not confident in database management, there is always the Snap version. I know Snap gets a lot of hate, and you do lose some ability to tinker with Nextcloud configuration, but its been pretty solid for me.
Show threaddeepdiveJun 18, 2023
Hey :) Wasn't that easy even with docker compose or specially with docker? IDK. But the cronjobs took me some time to figured it out... And the documentation wasn't that obvious with docker... Thankfully, I wasn't alone xD Docker issue github
Background jobs: Cron does not run · Issue #1695 · nextcloud/docker

Tag: latest (2022/02/04) When trying to setup Cron as the background job, it seems it cannot work without a lot of work on top of the image Missing: Packages: Cron (and dependencies) Service: Somet...

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Show threadShertsonJun 15, 2023

As others have pointed out

  • Nextcloud (in addition to calendar and contacts, has document sync, office suite, photo gallery...) I use this.
  • SoGo - I've never used
  • Radical - I believe just calendars and contacts
  • Baikal - calendars and contacts. Simple and light weight. I used this until I moved to Nextcloud.

Which ever you choose, your mobile will require another app, like DavX (android). This allows the phone to sync with the calDav server. Desktop clients should be able to sync directly with the server.

I am not familiar with Todoist.

Show threadasbestosJun 15, 2023
Proton Calendar?
Show threadcooopsspaceJun 15, 2023
Just going to +1 for Nextcloud, it's literally the hub of my whole life including PC and CalyxOS phone syncs.
Show threaddeepdiveJun 18, 2023

Thank you :) This was the best of the 2 worlds. I was a bit reluctant because of the name (nextcloud) but after 2 days of hard searching, docker tinkering, cronjobbing and a few lost hairs It fits quite good. Except it doesn't work with todoist but jtx board seems promising and is not proprietary, so maybe I will make the switch :).

I edited my post accordingly, for other users stumbling on the post (also making lemmy more active 🌤 )

Show threadvinushkahJun 15, 2023
CalDav server (Baikal or anything similar, even Synology DSM has an app for it if you have a NAS), plus Davx5 if you're on Android, plus Simple Calendar.
Show threadpandaJun 15, 2023
I'm pretty curious about Bloben, but development seems slow. Did anyone try it out yet? https://bloben.com/
Show threadchri5Jun 15, 2023
+1 for Nextcloud, plenty of integrations for all kind of platforms
Show threadGrayDanceOutfitJun 15, 2023
Nextcloud with CalDavw