Baikal with DAVx5 is a very neat mix. Have used it for many years now (self-hosted of course) and I have no issues yet.
If you don't mind selfhosting, I've been developing Luna, which is a calendar webapp that can aggregate different calendar sources. For adding a new personal calendar I recommend Radicale, which you can then easily connect into Luna. Unfortunately, accessing calendars from a Google account is not yet supported, but it is absolutely something that will be added later down the line, when I tackle OAuth. Since it's self-hosted, it's fantastic for privacy and there's a big focus on security (I'm a cybersecurity researcher by trait).
I haven't really publicized this project much anywhere yet, since I'm still a few features off from being comfortable enough with releasing a 1.0.0 version, but it has gotten to the point where I personally use it every day.
Hello there,
We used to communicate on GitHub some time ago. ;)
I haven't checked back on Luna recently due to its early development stage and ongoing improvements. I understand you're quite busy, so I was waiting for any official announcements from your side.
How is the development progressing?
In the meantime, I’ve been using Fluid Calendar, but I find it less satisfying, and the development experience isn't as polished as with Luna. I’m a heavy calendar user and truly hope to be able to rely on Luna for daily use in the future.
I also know that many in the self-hosting community are looking forward to a reliable solution.
Radicale is great
Hey, you're right to think I'm pretty busy, heh. The progress has been a little slow the past few months.
The development is at a state where I can comfortably use the calendar for my purposes. I need to polish off some annoying bugs and make the UI usable on mobile phones, before I can make an official release.
I hope the long wait time ends up being worth it. It is a bit of a passion project and my perfectionism might show. Thanks for your early support of the project, btw, it was very heartwarming to see genuine interest.
P.S.: May I ask, what features do you personally find absolutely indispensable to add before you may consider using Luna as your primary calendar app? I.e., what is still missing that other alternatives do offer?
I'll follow up on our discussion on github here : https://github.com/Opisek/luna/discussions/8 :)
May I ask, what features do you personally find absolutely indispensable to add before you may consider using Luna as your primary calendar app? I.e., what is still missing that other alternatives do offer?
I’ll need to set up a new instance and run some tests as soon as possible. I’ll make sure to provide a detailed update afterward :)
This sounds really interesting. I'm looking forward to what this becomes.
I'm using mailbox.org, it's a German provider. I think the base plan is 1€ a month including 3 email aliases, calender and contact sync
I've been using this for years. Its a great option for replacing googles calendar, mail, contacts and cloud drive. Works great on the phone with DAVx and Thunderbird on the computer.
What’s wrong with FastMail? I’ve used them for ages.
If you deceive against them, you might look at NextCloud. You can pay for managed hosting of it at PikaPods.
There is nothing wrong with FastMail, I just don't like that they are based in Aus and are under the Five Eyes situation. I say this as an Australian who lives in a different country. I would prefer privacy locked, but from their transparency reports, they do seem pretty secure.
I used to work for them, and unless you use GPG on all your emails, they can read everything you send (or could as of 2020). As for the rest of their apps, I'm fairly certain those are encrypted at rest, though I do recall having to comply with an Aussie government investigation notice. They're also downright scornful of people who point out the issues with their privacy practices.
I tried to selhost via Nextcloud.
It worked on my Android mobile via DAVx5.
My gf wanted it in her google calender, but then I needed to expose my calender to the web which I didn't want, so I switched to Proton now..
I like my NextCloud instance, but the interop with Google Calendar is really poor. I rely on bringing my calendars and my fiancé's shared google Calendars to my android via DAVx5 so I can have them in one place. I haven't found a satisfactory way of seeing both sets of calendars in NextCloud or Google Calendar. Or in desktop calendar apps for that matter.
Are you looking for a service that includes email as well, or just a calendar?
I’m not opposed to it being calendar only, but if it has email also then that is a bonus
I use TimeTree mainly for its sharing features, which are excellent (it’s a Japanese app).
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