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diff --git a/doc/intro.md b/doc/intro.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f4ee2a2 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/intro.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +# Overview of calendaring info + +[[!template id=realm]] handles personal and group calendars. +Some calendars are also public readable. + +## Setup + + * Short [[event/intro]] to start using calendaring diff --git a/doc/setup.md b/doc/setup.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7cc535e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/setup.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +# Calendaring introduction + +Anyone can read calendars shared publicly at [[!template id=realm]]. + +Your personal [[account]] grants read-only access to closed-group shared calendars. + +Custom group accounts provide write access to (closed-group or public) shared calendars. + + +## Clients + +Recommended calendaring client depends on the operating system you use: + + * Mac, iPhone and iPad: Apple Calendar + * Windows and Linux: [Mozilla Lightning](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/projects/calendar/) + * Android: [DavDroid](https://f-droid.org/app/at.bitfire.davdroid) + + +## Security + +Before you setup any password-protected calendars, +make sure to install the [CACert.org security certificate](http://wiki.cacert.org/FAQ/BrowserClients). + + +## Read-only access + +If you only need to read a calendar maintained by others, +then the best (most efficient) is to subscribe to an "iCal" calender: + + 1. Go to web page http://[[!template id=eventhost]]/ + 2. Copy address of relevant calendar. + 3. Open calendaring client, and add new account profile. + 4. Request creation of a new "ical" profile + 5. Paste the calendar address as server address. + +Closed-group calendars also require username and password, +and require a secure connection (TLS or SSL, or "https://" address). + + +## Read-write access + +To both read a calendar and help maintain its content, +you need to setup a "CalDAV" profile. + +Some calendaring clients (e.g. recent Apple Calendar) need little profile info: + + * Server address: **[[!template id=eventhost]]:8443** + * Username and password: Credentials for either your personal account or a custom group account + +Some calendaring clients (e.g. older Apple ical) need slightly more profile info: + + * Server address: **https://[[!template id=eventhost]]:8443/calendars/users/** + * Username and password: Credentials for either your personal account or a custom group account + +Other calendaring clients (e.g. Mozilla Lightning) need exact calendar address: + + 1. Go to web page https://[[!template id=eventhost]]:8443/calendars/users/USERNAME/ + (replace USERNAME with personal or calendar-group account name) + 2. Copy address for relevant calendar (a.k.a. "Collection"). + 3. Open calendaring client, and add new account profile. + 4. Request creation of a new "CalDAV" profile (also called "on the network") + 5. Paste the calendar address as server address. |