Owning my own data, part 1: Integrating a self-hosted calendar solution
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Owning my own data, part 1: Integrating a self-hosted calendar solution
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Re: Owning my own data, part 1: Integrating a self-hosted calendar solution
#2Baikal looks interesting. I used DAViCal[0] in the past to share calendars between a couple of Apple iOS devices. When it worked it worked well, but as iOS versions changed it seemed to get unreliable and I eventually gave up.
When I do eventually revisit this I am going to look at DAViCal again, as well as Radicale[1], and now Baikal.
Re: Owning my own data, part 1: Integrating a self-hosted calendar solution
#3This is exactly the post I've needed.
I have two calendars, one on my personal server running Mailcow (SoGO) and my work calendar with Fastmail.
They don't work together- I've never found a way to get mailcow's calendar to work with other tools well, and so I spend time syncing between them semi-manually.
I've wanted to de-couple the calendar for a while but the only alternative I knew about was Nextcloud, which I think is a bit heavy weight.
This Baïkal looks great and I can't wait to give it a try. Doing this will also allow me to explore changing out Mailcow for another self-hosted mail service.
Re: Owning my own data, part 1: Integrating a self-hosted calendar solution
#4> I’d imagine you can set this up and run it easily from a NAS at home if you want, but I opt to keep my data safely protected in Switzerland, so I subscribe to about $100 monthly of server time to run my websites and all my integrations
This part confused me a bit. Wouldn't running the NAS at home be more safe and secure? Or are they talking about backup safety?
Re: Owning my own data, part 1: Integrating a self-hosted calendar solution
#5Baikal looks interesting. I used DAViCal[0] in the past to share calendars between a couple of Apple iOS devices. When it worked it worked well, but as iOS versions changed it seemed to get unreliable and I eventually gave up. When I do eventually revisit this I am going to look at DAViCal again, as well as Radicale[1], and now Baikal. [0] https://www.davical.org/ [1] https://radicale.org/v3.html
I've used Radicale for a long time. It works well. I recently moved to next cloud, only because my shared host is handling the deployment, and it comes with an integrated web UI, which is much less hassle to setup.
Re: Owning my own data, part 1: Integrating a self-hosted calendar solution
#6I started using a paper diary again about a year ago. Turns out I wasn’t missing much and fitting in the rails of calendaring and task management as the vendor (apple) saw fit wasn’t really helping me. I have two jobs and a large family to coordinate.
Ultimate self hosting that. Also only costs $15/year approx.
Re: Owning my own data, part 1: Integrating a self-hosted calendar solution
#7Ok unrelated, but I'm looking for a tool for making diagrams like that, anyone know what was used on this post? ty
Re: Owning my own data, part 1: Integrating a self-hosted calendar solution
#8This is very interesting, but also a lot of work. I've been off Google and the likes for maybe 5y now, and what I must say is that it's a bit of a struggle to find the setup that works for you.
One thing for which I don't have a solution yet, and neither does that article seem to address, is how to send invites. My data is one next cloud now, so if I create an invite it sends it. But if I create a it from a client (eg phone) it doesn't. The best I've found is manually export as ics and send an email myself, which ain't great.
Anyone has a solution for that?
Re: Owning my own data, part 1: Integrating a self-hosted calendar solution
#9> I’d imagine you can set this up and run it easily from a NAS at home if you want, but I opt to keep my data safely protected in Switzerland, so I subscribe to about $100 monthly of server time to run my websites and all my integrations This part confused me a bit. Wouldn't running the NAS at home be more safe and secure? Or are they talking about backup safety?
I can't say what the OP meant, but I have a similar setup and I use a VPS rather than a home NAS for better uptime and accessibility and to avoid opening my home network up to the world.
Re: Owning my own data, part 1: Integrating a self-hosted calendar solution
#10> I’d imagine you can set this up and run it easily from a NAS at home if you want, but I opt to keep my data safely protected in Switzerland, so I subscribe to about $100 monthly of server time to run my websites and all my integrations This part confused me a bit. Wouldn't running the NAS at home be more safe and secure? Or are they talking about backup safety?
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