How do I synchronize contacts and calendars from OwnCloud with the Ubuntu phone?
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The Ubuntu phone uses the evolution data server and the data can be synchronized using syncevolution.
- Open an ssh-connection to your Ubuntu Phone (I'm using the Ubuntu-SDK for this purpose)
Then execute
syncevolution --configure --keyring=no --template webdav username=- password='OCPASSWORD' syncurl="YOURSERVER.COM/owncloud" target-config@owncloud- everything that's written in capitals needs to be replaced with your custom owncloud parameters.
- if you are using a self-signed certificate you would download it from the server, save it locally and tell syncevolution where to find it
SSLServerCertificates="/home/phablet/YOURCERTIFICATE.crt". You can place this command just after the URL parameter. - if the above doesn't work, you could use this unsecure alternative
SSLVerifyServer="0"
Now tell syncevolution the information about the phone
syncevolution --configure --template SyncEvolution_Client sync=none syncURL=local://@owncloud username= password= owncloudand the specific parameters for the calendar
syncevolution --configure --template webdav database=https://YOURSERVER.COM/owncloud/remote.php/caldav/calendars/OCUSER/personal backend=caldav target-config@owncloud calendarThe database path, can be found in the owncloud web frontend by clicking the chain symbol.
now
syncevolution --configure sync=two-way backend=calendar database=personal owncloud calendarand finally start the synchronization
syncevolution --sync slow owncloud calendar
For synchronizing the contacts you would just need to add this steps:
syncevolution --configure --template webdav database=https://YOURSERVER.COM/owncloud/remote.php/carddav/addressbooks/OCUSER/contacts backend=carddav target-config@owncloud contactsyou can again get the right path from the web frontend
database is the name of the address book on your devicesyncevolution --configure sync=two-way backend=contacts database=personal owncloud contactsnow run
syncevolution --sync slow owncloud contacts
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My question about adding a self signed certificate is found here: askubuntu.com/questions/601195/…– melesApr 6, 2015 at 17:40
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Nice. I will add some information in help.ubuntu.com/community/SyncEvolution/… Apr 10, 2015 at 8:14
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You can find a bash script to add owncloud contact & calendar, and setup a cronjob to sync on your phone : ubuntu-touch-add-contact-list-and-calendars Aug 23, 2015 at 11:50
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1This didn't work for me until I used my OCUSER in step 2 (username=OCUSER) and I dropped the word "personal" in steps 5 and 9 (syncevolution --configure sync=two-way backend=calendar database= owncloud calendar). Jan 29, 2016 at 20:47