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Tasks and Calendar and CalDAV... why not? (feddit.uk)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Does anyone know why there's no desire to see a working standard (protocol) for calendar/tasks?

It's clear that CalDAV doesn't function consistently across devices (and does seem to be dying as a standard). If you work across different devices/OS it's virtually impossible to get things set up seamlessly. Companies and developers of task apps seem happy to create silos and not look at interoperability.

If you want to self-host, it's too hard to do this and you really are limited to a tiny number of options.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

Never had an issue with caldav and cardav. Maybe you are using broken servers or clients?

Even notes can be done efficiently on those standards...

But, hey, I am using only FOSS server and clients, maybe you referring to proprietary ones? You know, those who are mare by vendors who have no interest in interoperability?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (5 children)

What is your foss server set up?

(I do actually run an ok calDAV using Next Cloud. I’m suggesting that things should be much easier to use across different OSes and apps and devices).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Gentoo linux with Radicale on bare metal. Radicale is behind NGINX reverse proxy that slaps HTTPS and authelia redirect for authentication on top.

And of course i use DAV5X on android.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Impressive. Was it an easy set-up (the redirect and authentication in particular?)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I keep a wiki on all that I do.

This is the page on radicale: here

This is the more general page on reverse proxy here

And so on, Check the sidebar.

I mostly write it so that in future I remember what I did and how I did it, but I use some unusual techniques compared to the mainstream point of view from this community, so keep that in mind.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Thank you for sharing those links. I’ve just spent some time reading pages on your wiki. It’s great. You write very clealy about each tool/service. How you’ve done it seems an excellent way of reflecting on what you do. I’ll be consulting your wiki in future. I’m going to follow your guidance on setting up a reverse proxy as a start.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago

Than you for your very appreciated feedback. Feel free to DM/PM me for anything related.

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