Best calendar solution?
from hellerphant@piefed.social to degoogle@lemmy.ml on 25 Feb 11:17
https://piefed.social/c/degoogle/p/1814900/best-calendar-solution
from hellerphant@piefed.social to degoogle@lemmy.ml on 25 Feb 11:17
https://piefed.social/c/degoogle/p/1814900/best-calendar-solution
So I’ve tried Proton Mail and it’s… not a great user experience. I’m looking for a good calendar specially that works on Mac, Windows, Linux, and iOS. I want to be able to manage my work calendar through it (which is a Google account) and then a personal calendar which is hosted by this new service.
Privacy is important but I’m just trying to avoid major companies like Google. I’ve been trying out Fastmail so far and I think is pretty good and while not as secure as Proton it’s got the usability I’m looking for.
Just wondering if anyone else out there has a recommendo for me before I cancel my proton subscription and commit to Fastmail?
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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).
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.
So overall would you suggest to not use their service and put up with the pain points of proton?
I do still use it, but if you’re after privacy I’d only trust it if you use GPG. If I remember correctly, they do run a key exchange server for it, and I never saw a way to use that to read encrypted email, but be aware that you’re completely in the clear if you don’t. The email mask feature is most of the reason I’m still there though.
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.
May I ask what desktop apps you’ve tried so far ? Do you have a favorite one ?
Thunderbird is the main one. I don’t do calendar stuff from my desktop often.
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.
This sounds really interesting. I’m looking forward to what this becomes.
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.
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 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 :)
I’ll follow up on our discussion on github here : https://github.com/Opisek/luna/discussions/8 :)
Radicale is great
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.
I use zoho, both calendar and mail. Works fine on iPhone and via web browser on laptop
I recently switched from FOOS calendar available on Fdroid to One Calendar. Give them a try and you will see that the UI it’s smooth.
Agreeing with @sachamoto. One Calendar might be what you’re looking for. it’s cross platform, you can link all your calendars, has a free tier and like a one time purchase for 5 bucks to unlock all features. And they appear to be a small dutch company. one calendar