I just installed Radicale and could not at first figure out how to add a calendar that I could edit in the app. And since I could not find any decent post on the topic, here is how to do it (as of iOS 18.7.3 on an iPhone 13 pro, but I imagine the process being very similar on other devices):
- Open the Settings application.
- Scroll to the bottom and open the Apps options.
- Open settings for the Calendar application.
- Open Calendar accounts.
- Add a new account.
- Chose "other".
- Chose "CalDav-account".
- Enter URL and credentials for your Radicale server.
I have SSL set up with Let's Encrypt managed with Caddy so that was all I had to do. I say this because I read one discussion about SSL being needed.
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non_burglar@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 189d
That's actually easier than on android, we need a caldav sync provider app.
ki9@lemmy.gf4.pw · 2 pts · 188d
Like DAVx5?
non_burglar@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 188d
Yes.
captcha_incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 188d
Do you need one app for syncing caldav and another app for using the calendar?
sbeak@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 188d
Yeah, on Android you use DAV5x or something for syncing, and then another app for calendar (I use Etar). I think DAV5x also acts as an intermediate for smartwatches for calendar notifications, but haven't verified this, it's just a hunch of mine. I think it's probably for ease of development, so the same CalDAV thing doesn't have to be redone over and over again.
As a previous iPhone user, I liked that it was in settings (I did not like, however, that I wasn't able to set up Radicale on my iPhone at all since I didn't have HTTPS with my laptop server. I guess something something security no options for you. If it worked for you that's great! Working things are good)
captcha_incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 187d
Caddy makes HTTPS a breeze. I've tried nginx before but I never understood when and why I would need which setting.
sbeak@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 187d
I don't have a registered domain for my laptop server (and hence cannot use HTTPS) as I find that I don't really need it for my use case. Using Tailscale is fine for me if I really need to access it remotely, but I mostly use it for backing up files and images on my local network, and calendars can sync once I get home.
captcha_incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 187d
Would a self signed certificate be an option? Not sure if the hassel is worth with the applications on the phone.
sbeak@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 188d
I also didn't like that on iPhone a majority of the useful settings are buried in dark corners that are difficult to find. Not very helpful at all
sbeak@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 188d
gedaliyah@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 189d
Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · 1 pts · 188d
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
2 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 7 acronyms.
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