ssh in to a CalDAV server?

Johannes33 · 11-10-2022, 07:37 AM

Hi, I'm following a howto on how to sync my local 'khal calendar' to 'google calendar' using vdirsyncer:

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FWIW, I can confirm that I made vdirsyncer version 0.18.0 (Debian package version 0.18.0-6.1) work with my google calendars today.
Here's what I did:

logged into my Google Developers Console
selected my vdirsyncer project
went to Credentials -> Create Credentials -> OAuth Client ID
selected "Web Application"
under "Authorised redirect URIs" added http://127.0.0.1:8088
pressed "Create"
ssh'd into my CalDAV server where vdirsyncer is supposed to be running regularly to sync some of my calendars to Google
edited my .vdirsyncer/config [storage google] section to have the new client_id and client_secret (those that I obtained after step 6).
edited /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/vdirsyncer/storage/google.py and changed line 64 from

redirect_uri="urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob",

to

redirect_uri="http://127.0.0.1:8088",

(i.e. exactly the same URI as on step 5)
run vdirsyncer discover my_calendar
opened the link in my browser (on my desktop machine)
proceeded with Google authentication until "Firefox can not connect to 127.0.0.1:8088." was displayed.
from the browser's address bar that looked like:

http://127.0.0.1:8088/?state=SOMETHI.../auth/calendar

copied the "HERECOMESTHECODE" part (the actual code)
pasted the code into the ssh session where vdirsyncer was running
PROFIT!!!

This required no local server, no changes to my server's firewall, virtually no jumping through hoops, nothing. I suggest the one-line change be incorporated, and the steps to authenticate documented.

In the howto on point 7 he say:

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ssh'd into my CalDAV server where vdirsyncer is supposed to be running regularly to sync some of my calendars to Google

I have done all thing up to point 7 and now I do not know what he means.
I have a google account and I have a goolge calendar.
I have made a project on google development console and got a client ID and client secret.
What should I do?

Edit:
I see that I do not get anyone that responds so perhaps the question needs more context:
here is the setting up to google calendar without the mentioned howto:
https://vdirsyncer.pimutils.org/en/s...ig.html#google
here is a howto use and setting up the calendar app:
https://opensource.com/article/20/1/...ource-calendar

evo2 · 11-11-2022, 01:04 AM

Hi,

do you have a caldav server? It seems like what you want is to use vdirsyncer to sync between google and your local filesystem, in which case there is no need to run your own caldav server.

Evo2.

Rickkkk · 11-14-2022, 02:43 PM

Hi Johannes33,

I'm not sure what your actual question is, but if by chance it is concerning SSH, I can give you this information :

SSH is Secure Shell. It is a set of programs that enables you to login to a command line interface on another, remote computer. It requires the SSH software (openssh) to be installed on both computers (client and server) and both need to be properly configured for it to work.

I suggest reading up. As is often the case, the Arch Linux Wiki is a great ressource and, in your case, even more appropriate since you are using Manjaro. You could start here :

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/OpenSSH

Hope this helps - Cheers.

Rick

Johannes33 · 11-17-2022, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by evo2

Hi,

do you have a caldav server? It seems like what you want is to use vdirsyncer to sync between google and your local filesystem, in which case there is no need to run your own caldav server.

Evo2.

Ahhh...
I think I get it. He must use his own caldav server, which perhaps I do not need since I'm syncing against google?

evo2 · 11-17-2022, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Johannes33

Ahhh...
I think I get it. He must use an own caldav server, which perhaps I do not need since I'm syncing against google?

I'd stop following those instructions and just setup your config using the documentation that comes with vdirsyncer.

Evo2.