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| ====== Independence ====== | ====== Independence ====== | ||
| - | Although you find this in the Applications section, this is certainly not an application. It is actually a complete solution consisting of the integration of several applications. I call it // | + | Although you find this in the Applications section, this is certainly not an application. It is actually a complete solution consisting of the integration of several applications. I call it // |
| - | This solution will enable you to have a central calendar and address book (contact list) and share them between your desktop installations of Thunderbird, | + | This solution will enable you to have a central calendar and address book (contact list) and share them between your desktop installations of Thunderbird, |
| If you use all of this in combination with the most excellent [[https:// | If you use all of this in combination with the most excellent [[https:// | ||
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| Although strictly speaking his site is aimed at personal use, this could even be interesting for small companies. | Although strictly speaking his site is aimed at personal use, this could even be interesting for small companies. | ||
| - | ===== Nextcloud/ | + | ===== Nextcloud ===== |
| - | Next to the earlier mentioned mail server solution, the basis for this to work well is an installation of either | + | Next to the earlier mentioned mail server solution, the basis for this to work well is an installation of [[https:// |
| - | I will not explain the installation and configuration of Nextcloud/ | + | I will not explain the installation and configuration of Nextcloud here as this product is well documented. However, you should be aware of a few prerequisites: |
| - | * All steps described here are based on Nextcloud. At the time of writing this is still interchangeable with ownCloud, but that could change in future.\\ Personally I prefer Nextcloud because some nasty ownCloud bugs are fixed in Nextcloud and also it offers some more nice features. | + | * The applications " |
| - | * The applications " | + | * It is advisable (though not necessary) to do some [[https:// |
| - | * It is advisable (though not necessary) to do some [[https:// | + | |
| ===== Calendaring ===== | ===== Calendaring ===== | ||
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| As mentioned earlier, the calendaring app needs to be enabled. | As mentioned earlier, the calendaring app needs to be enabled. | ||
| - | Next, you have to find out the link for your calendar, To do this go to your Nextcloud webinterface to the calendar app. In the lower left corner you have a small cog icon (called " | + | Next, you have to find out the link for your calendar, To do this go to your Nextcloud webinterface to the calendar app. When hovering over the calendar |
| - | If you don't want to connect to all calendars | + | Instead of connecting to a specific calendar and if your application supports it, you can also connect to all calendars |
| The generic link usually looks like this: | The generic link usually looks like this: | ||
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| - | ==== Thunderbird | + | ==== Thunderbird ==== |
| - | To make use of the calendar in [[apps: | + | Before, you needed to install the Lightning extension to use a calendar in Thunderbird. |
| Next, follow these steps to connect your Nextcloud calendar. | Next, follow these steps to connect your Nextcloud calendar. | ||
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| - Open the calendar within Thunderbird (using the icon or menu). | - Open the calendar within Thunderbird (using the icon or menu). | ||
| - | - Right-click | + | - Click the "New Calendar" |
| - Choose "On the network" | - Choose "On the network" | ||
| - Choose " | - Choose " | ||
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| You can now delete the default (local) calendar if you wish. To create new entries just double-click somewhere in the calendar view, the rest is pretty self-explanatory. Don't forget to also check out the other options! | You can now delete the default (local) calendar if you wish. To create new entries just double-click somewhere in the calendar view, the rest is pretty self-explanatory. Don't forget to also check out the other options! | ||
| - | Thunderbird will synchronize the calendar(s) on startup and shutdown, also every 30 minutes (default setting) while running. If you wish to manually synchronize the calendar(s) right-click on any calendar and choose "Reload Remote Calendars" in the menu, or use the " | + | Thunderbird will synchronize the calendar(s) on startup and shutdown, also every 30 minutes (default setting) while running. If you wish to manually synchronize the calendar(s) right-click on any calendar and choose "Synchronize" in the menu, or use the " |
| You can also add more calenders. e.g. create one shared calendar and one personal calendar for every person in your household. | You can also add more calenders. e.g. create one shared calendar and one personal calendar for every person in your household. | ||
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| + | <WRAP INFO round> | ||
| + | Note that you should set automatic calendars like your Contact Birthdays to read-only in their properties, otherwise it will not be possible to dismiss any reminders and notifications! | ||
| + | </ | ||
| ==== CalDAV on Android ==== | ==== CalDAV on Android ==== | ||
| - | {{ : | + | I am not aware of any good free CalDAV app for Android, also as far as I know it does not come with integrated |
| - | There are paid apps that add CalDAV support | + | |
| - | So I went to look for a workable solution which I can either test first or which is free and I discovered | + | Generally |
| - | The downside is that you have to allow the installation of apps from untrusted sources. If you are willing to do that and also handle the updates yourself, you will get a FOSS CalDAV | + | In any case, the specific or generic URL' |
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| - | You can add your CalDAV account using the " | + | |
| ===== Contacts ===== | ===== Contacts ===== | ||
| Instead of managing your address book in Thunderbird and RoundCube and synchronizing your contacts with your Google account you can also choose to manage your contacts within Nextcloud and then access that address book from Thunderbird, | Instead of managing your address book in Thunderbird and RoundCube and synchronizing your contacts with your Google account you can also choose to manage your contacts within Nextcloud and then access that address book from Thunderbird, | ||
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| ==== Nextcloud Contacts ==== | ==== Nextcloud Contacts ==== | ||
| As mentioned earlier, the contacts app needs to be enabled. | As mentioned earlier, the contacts app needs to be enabled. | ||
| - | Next, you have to find out the link for your contacts, To do this go to your Nextcloud webinterface to the contacts app. In the lower left corner you have a small cog icon (called " | + | Next, you have to find out the link for your contacts, To do this go to your Nextcloud webinterface to the contacts app. In the lower left corner you have a small cog icon (called " |
| Usually it looks like this: | Usually it looks like this: | ||
| - | < | + | < |
| ==== Thunderbird with CardBook ==== | ==== Thunderbird with CardBook ==== | ||
| - | To use the Nextcloud CardDAV address book in Thunderbird you need the extension | + | To use the Nextcloud CardDAV address book in Thunderbird you finally no longer |
| - | {{gallery>: | + | {{gallery>: |
| - | * After installing CardBook, open it using the corresponding icon. Using the [[https:// | + | * Choose |
| - | * Chose "Remote" | + | * Choose |
| * After validation (using the button " | * After validation (using the button " | ||
| * Give a name and color to the address book, Press Next and believe it or not, you are done already. | * Give a name and color to the address book, Press Next and believe it or not, you are done already. | ||
| ==== Roundcube with CardDAV ==== | ==== Roundcube with CardDAV ==== | ||
| + | {{ : | ||
| + | If your administrator enabled the CardDAV plugin for RoundCube it is really simple to connect to the Nextcloud address book. Simply go to " | ||
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| + | I recommend using a short synchronization interval, not the suggested hour but e.g. 5 minutes (you can edit that after saving). | ||
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| ==== CardDAV on Android ==== | ==== CardDAV on Android ==== | ||
| + | As opposed to CalDAV there are free CardDAV apps available in the Play Store. Just install any app you want and fill in the credentials you should know by now (URL, user name and password). In the account settings, disable the synchronization of your Google contacts and you are done already. Nice and easy :-) | ||
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| + | ===== More comfort on Android ===== | ||
| + | If you don't mind spending a few bucks and want a more comfortable setup of your CalDAV/ | ||
| + | ~~DISCUSSION~~ | ||
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