How to sync contacts and the calendar on Ubuntu Touch with OwnCloud

Question

How do I synchronize contacts and calendars from OwnCloud with the Ubuntu phone?

Answer 1

The Ubuntu phone uses the evolution data server and the data can be synchronized using syncevolution.

1. Open an ssh-connection to your Ubuntu Phone (I'm using the Ubuntu-SDK for this purpose)

2. 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"

3. Now tell syncevolution the information about the phone

   syncevolution --configure --template SyncEvolution_Client sync=none syncURL=local://@owncloud username= password= owncloud
   

4. and 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 calendar
   

   The database path, can be found in the owncloud web frontend by clicking the chain symbol.

5. now

   syncevolution --configure sync=two-way backend=calendar database=personal owncloud calendar
   

6. and finally start the synchronization

   syncevolution --sync slow owncloud calendar
   

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For synchronizing the contacts you would just need to add this steps:

8. syncevolution --configure --template webdav database=https://YOURSERVER.COM/owncloud/remote.php/carddav/addressbooks/OCUSER/contacts backend=carddav target-config@owncloud contacts
   

   you can again get the right path from the web frontend

9. syncevolution --configure sync=two-way backend=contacts database=personal owncloud contacts
   

   database is the name of the address book on your device

10. now run

    syncevolution --sync slow owncloud contacts